J. S. Ngwamah

Activities of Some Ethnobotanicals from North East Nigeria, against Culicine Mosquitoes

J. S. Ngwamah & R. S. Naphtali · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2019

Mosquito borne diseases are the major cause of economic loss due to high morbidity and mortality in Africa. Elimination of culicine vectors using ethnobotanical extracts is one of the best methods for controlling mosquito-borne diseases. The methanolic and petroleum ether extract...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2019/v2i430108

Prevalence and Intensity of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Residence: A Case Study in River Benue, Adamawa State, North Eastern Nigeria

R. S. Naphtali & J. S. Ngwamah · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2019

Background: In Nigeria, an infection caused by Schistosoma haematobium has been known to be endemic especially among residents along Rivers, and it is responsible for considerable public health problems. Aims: This study aimed at assessing the prevalence and intensity of infectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2019/v2i230065

Comparative Toxicity Effect of Some Plant Extracts against Larvae of Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) in the North Eastern Nigeria

R. S. Naphtali, J. S. Ngwamah, K. B. Shitta, A. Atimi & E. Kadala · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2018

Owing to the adverse effect of synthetic pesticides, there has been increasing need to search for natural and environment friendly pesticides of plant origin as agents for control of vector of mosquito-borne diseases. This study was aimed to investigate the larvicidal activities...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2018/v1i229679