Background: Intestinal parasites (IP) are organisms that live and strife within the host for harm or mutual benefit, is a global concern infecting over 3 billion people and causing morbidity in about 450 million people worldwide of which the developing countries are most affected...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2260
Introduction: The goal of the study was to assess the factors that influence the utilization of Insecticide Treated bed Nets (ITN) in the prevention of malaria in the Berekum East Municipality. Methods: Quantitative cross sectional design was used to conduct the study in the Ber...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2259
Global attention towards zoonotic diseases has been oriented with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as they are infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, and they pose a significant threat to public health. This study draws on the awareness...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1257
Aims: To study the impact of COVID on Microbiology examination result, and analyze it further based on the gender and place of residence. Methods: Simple analysis conducted cross-sectionally based on the comparison of the result of final Microbiology exam result based on the stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1258
The demographic and genomics of COVID-19 have changed with the advent of new BF.7 and XBB Omicron variants in the population. IPHA and IAPSM have released the 5th Joint statement on COVID-19 pandemic in India, where “Living with COVID” is the main theme. The report has summarized...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1256
Objectives: To isolate, identify and determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among Female Patients attending Rivers State University Teaching Hospital in Port Harcourt using High Vaginal Swab samples. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on total of 103 fema...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1255
Aims: Hepatitis B virus infection is a global health concern. Although Hepatitis B virus primarily affects hepatocytes, it sometimes develops disease manifestations outside the liver and can present as full fledged proximal myopathy. Presentation of Case: We report a 68-year-old...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1254
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is the spontaneous rupture of the membranes before the onset of signs of labor. It can occur both before term (<37 weeks) and after term (> 37 weeks). Caesarean delivery is a surgical technique to deliver the fetus through an incision i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v12i4253
Introduction: Nigeria had planned to introduce the rotavirus vaccine in the National Immunisation Programme in 2014 but this has yet to be done. Nigeria has the continent’s highest mortality due to diarrhoeal diseases with little information on specific prevalent genotypes. The m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v12i4252
Bangladesh is facing unpredictable weather patterns, as well as a consistent rise in temperature and precipitation. Climate change has had a negative impact on physical and mental health, leading to an increase mostly in the prevalence and variation of infectious diseases, as wel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v12i4251