The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Prevalence of Dengue Virus Serotypes of 2021 Dengue Outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i191348
A study of the polybacteria in UTI among antenatal patients attending clinics at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, southwest, Nigeria was conducted between October, 2009 and July, 2011. Two hundred consenting symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women were...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1930666
Febrile seizures (FS) are common neurological diseases in childhood. It is age-dependent and often occurs in children from 6 months to 5 years old. The etiology of FS is diverse and the mechanism is complex, which is not completely clear, but most children have a good prognosis....
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1930665
Background: Breast cancer is the commonest female malignancy globally with increasing prevalence in Nigeria. This study aimed at identifying factors associated with malignant breast masses among women with breast masses receiving care at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LU...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1830664
Background: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is a major health problem worldwide and its diagnosis is still challenging. Thioredoxin (TRX) is a class of small redox proteins known to be present in all organisms. It plays a role in many important biological processes, including redo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1830662
Background: In December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan and quickly spread in China and other countries in the world. The SARS-CoV-2 virus reached Bangladesh in March 2020 and the index case of the first cluster of COVID-19 was reported on 13 March, 2020, in Madaripur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1830663
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is a disruption of the hypopituitarism barrier that causes cerebrospinal fluid to flow through the arachnoid, dura mater and skull base into the nasal cavity or sinuses and out of the nostrils or nasopharynx exit. In patients with nasal leakage of c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1830661
Objective: To ascertain the therapeutic effect of honey scallion white paste on umbilicus in the treatment of infant abdominal distension. Methods: Retrospective cohort study on hospitalized children with abdominal distention. Between January 2012 and December 2021, 3120 cases o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1830660
The study aimed at describing objectively, the interdependence among diseases of cattle slaughtered in Jos abattoir and mapping using multivariate techniques. In the study, slaughter health records of cattle slaughtered in Jos abattoir, Plateau State for ten years (2006-2016) wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730659
Osée Loteri, Arlette Flore Moguem Sobgui, Loick Pradel KOJOM FOKO, Wilfried Steve Ndeme Mboussi, Christiane Medi Sike, Elisée Libert Embolo Enyegue & Martin Luther Koanga Mogtomo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2022
Aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still negatively impacting the world. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of COVID-19 and comorbidities, associated factors, and evaluating the impact of th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730658
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common leukocyte fragmentary vasculitis with IgA immune complex deposition in childhood, which may affect capillaries, arterioles and venules in various systems of the body. Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) can be diagnosed when...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730657
Introduction: Human head lice infest people worldwide and are most prevalent in children. Outbreaks of head lice more commonly affect children 3 to 12 years old, with girls being affected more commonly than boys. The aim is to study the factors affecting transmission of the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730656
Objectives: It aims to reduce the rate of vitamin D deficiency in children and enhance the importance of public and medical staff in timely supplementation of vitamin D and other healthy behaviors to recognize and promote the healthy growth of children. Methods: A retrospective r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730655
A hospital based cross sectional study was done to determine bacterial profile and antibiogram of pathogens causing surgical site infections at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The study was conducted from May to July 2017. We enrolled a total of 121 patients who under...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630649
Background: Neonates admitted into neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at high risk of acquiring infections due to the immaturity of their immune systems and the barrage of intensive medical care. Multiple drug resistant organisms are mostly implicated in causing these infect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630650