Aims: This study investigated the prevalence of infection, implicated bacteria species and antibiotics for better treatment of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) among undergraduate female students of the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, South East Nigeria. Study Design: The study w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22390
Adekunle Sanyaolu, Chuku Okorie, Olanrewaju Badaru, Alex Adler, Michelle Boucher, Kurtis Carlson, David Johnson, Myriam Jolicoeur, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Philip Mead, Delini Sivakumar, Madison Stewart & Alexander Stirpe·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
EVD is a disease of humans and other non-human primates caused by Ebola viruses, which was first discovered in 1976. Between 1976 and 2013 there had been 24 outbreaks of the disease. The recent outbreak is the 26th and has seen more deaths than all other outbreaks from the diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22284
Introduction: Public health surveillance is a key strategy in controlling and preventing meningitis outbreaks especially in northern Ghana which continues to suffer yearly focal outbreaks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the meningitis surveillance system...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22489
A comparative serum biochemistry assessment of experimental infection with single and conjunct Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), and Ancylostoma cannium (A. caninum) was carried out in a total of sixteen mongrel breed of dog. The dogs were randomly assigned into 4 groups with 4 ani...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21722
Aims: To assess the level of early sensitization and education of adolescent high school girls in Rwanda about Breast Cancer (BC) and Breast Self-Examination (BSE) as one of strategic approaches to reduce the risk of late intervention and thence the BC related deaths. Methods: 23...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22601
Background: Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) represents the most common type of abdominal TB. Definitive diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is made on the basis of morphological examination of surgical specimens in majority of cases as clinico-radiological features are non-specifi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20553
John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Paschal Awingura Apanga, Maurice Anyawie, Thomas Abachie, Stephen Boidoitsiah, Joseph Larbi Opare & Martin Nyaaba Adokiya·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Background: Anthrax is a bacterial infection that affects both animals and humans. It is caused by gram positive bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. It is an acute, specific infectious disease of mainly grass eating animals including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs and common in areas w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22359
Background: Cocos nucifera is a plant used widely in the African system of medicine for its diverse medicinal and nutritional properties. Its extracts have a vast pharmacological activity and are used as raw materials for medicine and other commodities. Each part of this plant ha...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21787
Aims: Obstruction of the upper airway during overnight sleep is associated with non-refreshing sleep and daytime sleepiness. This may be an antecedent to accidents, declining quality of life, poor concentration, as well as poor academic and work performance. This study determined...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22210
Background: Monitoring the outcome of tuberculosis treatment and evaluating the reasons for unsuccessful treatment outcome are important in assessing the effectiveness of tuberculosis control program. This study investigated tuberculosis treatment outcomes and predictors for unsu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22079
Leishmaniasis is a poverty-associated zoonotic tropical disease transmitted by the bite of infected female sand fly. Diagnosis and recognition of clinical manifestation and morphological features of Leishmania parasites involved in the spread of disease is mandatory to design app...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20450
Background: Acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious complication encountered in critically ill children and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Major causes of childhood mortality in our environment are conditions frequently complicated by kidney failure, yet kidn...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21837
Cysticercosis is one of the major neglected tropical diseases with increasing incidence recently. Adequate diagnosis is required for treatment of this eradicable disease. We report two cases of cheek swellings diagnosed as cysticercosis with differences in investigation modality...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20362
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common bacterial pathogen that is known to cause diverse community acquired and nosocomial infections [1,2]. These infections commonly occur in hospitalized individuals with impaired host defenses [3]. However the proportion of community acquired vs nos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21476
Hydatid cyst is a disease caused by inoculation of larval form of Echinococcus granulosus in human organs. Human is the intermediate host whereas dog is the definitive host. The most common site of involvement is liver (60-70%) followed by lung (25%). Female reproductive system i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20605