Introduction: Diabetes is a serious health problem; its prevalence is increasing in developing countries. This study aims to describe the socio-demographic, economic and health profile of diabetics attending the primary care units for the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030328
Aims: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Malaria are the two main global public health threats that dent development in low and middle-income countries. This study evaluated the immunological marker and HIV/Malaria co-infection among individuals infected with HIV-1 in old Cro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030327
Murtala Muhammad Ahmad, Yahaya Mohammed, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Baba Jibrin, Sabitu Muhammad Zainu, Joy Fatima Legbo, Fatima Abubakar & Ahmed Kolawole Jimoh·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2020
Background: Babesiosis is a rare emerging opportunistic disease in humans. It is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia and transmitted by Ixodid tick vector. It is often incidentally diagnosed because of its rarity but may be severe or fatal in pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030326
Objective: To explore the prevention and control strategies and effects of COVID-19 in People's Hospital of Tongchuan so as to provide evidence for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Tongchuan. Methods: The measures taken by People's Hospital of Tongchuan from the aspects of s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030325
Background: African Animal Trypanosomosis is one of the key hindrances to full livestock development in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, despite years of efforts to eradicate the disease. It is an important parasitic disease of human and animals. Control of the disease relies ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030323
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 is an unknown corona virus causing COVID-19 disease responsible for the ongoing pandemic affecting over 190 countries, with a mortality rate of about 5%. The high mortality rate resulted from its ability to elicit cytokine storm via non-specific immune re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030324
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Nnamonu, Ogonna Christiana Ani, Felix Joel Ugwu, Simeon Ikechukwu Egba, Ifeanyi Oscar Aguzie, Obiageli Panthe Okeke, Christian Enyi Dialoke, Lilian Obinna Asogwa & Solomon Ikechukwu Odo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2020
Aim: Agrarian settlements in Nigeria possess a lot of factors that predisposes the populace to malaria. The present study focused on the evaluation of three-year prevalence of malaria in rice farm settlements, South-East Nigeria. Study Design: The study was a retrospective descri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i930319
Diabetes is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and disturbances of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. We aimed to estimate the cardiovascular risk factors and their correlation with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Zanzibar (Mnazi MMoja Hospital) hypothesizing that...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i930322
Aims: The study aimed at determining the prevalence and risk factors for intestinal helminth infection among school-age children in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study was conducted in two Local Government Areas (Calabar South an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i930318
Praveen Kumar Gupta, Mohammed Haseeb Nawaz, Shyam Shankar Mishra, Roshmee Roy, E. Keshamma, Shreya Choudhary, Apoorva Saxena & Ryna Shireen Sheriff·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2020
Tuberculosis (TB) is infectious diseases were the lungs are mostly affected. It is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and is spread when a person already affected with TB coughs, sneezes, spits, laughs, or talk. Even though it’s is contagious does not easily catch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i930317