Rice blast disease is one of the major constraints to rice production, threatening food security globally. Rice grain production losses due to the disease leads economic losses to the farmers, and to an increase in global rice price as a result of the supply that is far below the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i330114
Zoonoses are diseases or infections which are naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans and vice versa. These infections account for more than half of human infections worldwide, with most cases reported in developing countries like Ghana. The Government of Ghana re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i330113
Judith Lum Ndamukong- Nyanga, Gisele Christiana Miangu Wolloh, Nyanga Bernard Yunga, Nchangsen Jacqueline & Ngum Catherine Ndamukong·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2020
Background: Malaria is a life threatening parasitic disease that is entirely preventable and curable. Pregnant women are among the most vulnerable groups to this deadly disease. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is needed to reduce morbidity and mortality. Haematological changes tha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i330112
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) such as soil transmitted helminths (STH) and protozoa can cause diverse negative effects on human health. The prevalence of IPI in primary school children in Mbeere North sub-county in Embu County is not documented, though there are many case...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i330111
Wheat seed samples were collected from ten unions of sadar upazilla of Thakurgaon district in wheat growing season of 2011. Seeds were tested by blotter method at Seed Pathology Center (SPC), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the months April to November 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i230110
Aims: This study seeks to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of urinary tract pathogenic infections in diabetic patients attending a health facility in Kumasi, Ghana. Study Design: A total of 285 patients were recruited using Cochran’s formula at a prevalence of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i230109
Oluwafolajimi A. Adesanya, Boluwatife A. Adewale, Ikponmwosa G. Ebengho, Kenechukwu F. Okwunze, Judith O. Ebengho, Olayinka A. Fakorede, Ifeoluwa D. Olugbamigbe & Hilda A. Igwe·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2020
Background: By May 16, 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus had spread to 188 countries, infecting over 4.6 million people and causing 310,520 fatalities. A major factor responsible for the voracious spread of the virus is the lack of specific therapeutics for treatment. Current efforts ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i230108
Aim: This research aim was to investigate the impact of living conditions (Socio demographic characteristics) of pregnant women on their malarial status. Study Design: In order to achieve the objectives of the study, Cross sectional survey was used. This is because only a subsect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i230107
The physico-chemical properties of the causal agent of virus disease of Coccinia barteri (Hook. f.) Keay were studied. The virus causing the disease was characterized using diagnostic tools such as host range, longevity in vitro, thermal inactivation point, dilution endpoint and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i230106
The present study aims to investigate the microbiological research of mineral and spring mountain waters in the region of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, there are mineral and mountain spring waters, which are not subjected to physicochemical and microbiological control by the Re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i130105
Lack of access to safe drinking water is a threat to public health and wellbeing of the people as it exposes them to risk of waterborne diseases. This study assessed the bacteriological quality of well water samples obtained from Zaria communities and compared the level of contam...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i130104
Aim: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other nosocomial pathogens are frequently isolated from the Radiology Department of hospitals. These pathogens are repeatedly exposed to refracted electromagnetic radiations during diagnostic clinical X-ray imaging sessi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i130102
This study was aimed at investigating the anti-bacterial activity of some on shelf herbal medicines for treatment of Cholera and Typhoid in markets. The sample was collected from shops that sell herbal medicines using random sampling to investigate the effectiveness of these herb...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i130103
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has been implicated in the outbreak of an uncommon pneumonia in Chinese City of Wuhan, Hubei Province first reported in late December 2019. Since then, infection has spread to other Chinese cities, as well as internationally, threatening to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i130099
This study was carried out to assess the Physicochemical and Bacteriological qualities of borehole water sources in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. Twenty (20) boreholes were used for the study and a total of sixty (60) water samples were collected for bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i3-430100