Enterococci despite being a normal commensal is of great health concern since it can become virulent. Hence the study investigated the prevalence of Enterococci infection and two tertiary health institutions (Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130158
A. S. M. Sarwar, Khandaker Sabit Bin Razzak, Anika Bushra, Mohammad Nabil Hossain, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Shirin Tarafder, Ashfa Mahjuba, Sabrina Rahman, Md. Evangel Islam Anik & Tah-Ima-Tabassum .·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Identifying the effects of temperature on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is essential for modelling studies and guiding intervention strategies all over the world. The aim of the study is to understand the effect of temperature on global epidemic trends, geographic distr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130156
Background: The sanitary state of the environment and general hygiene has long been known to play a critical role in the cause and spread of infectious diseases, be it directly or indirectly. Objective: This study was aimed at exploring the implications of some WASH practices...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130157
Malaria is a life threatening infectious disease that has affected economic development in many parts of the world. Although preventable, malaria has claimed the lives of thousands of individuals in endemic African countries. Antimalarial drug resistance, lack of vaccines in clin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430155
Background: Safe and appropriate feeding is a key intervention that can prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. This study aimed at determining the level of knowledge, attitude and current practice of primary health care (PHC) workers in Uyo of the recommended infant feeding...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430154
Lung cancer is known as lung carcinoma. It is a disease which is malignant tumor leading to the uncontrolled cell growth in the lung tissue. Lung cancer is caused generally by smoking and the use of tobacco products. It is classified into two broad Small-cell lung Carcinomas and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430153
Aims: Corona virus SARS-CoV-2, otherwise known as COVID-19 has created a pandemic resulting in social and financial crisis throughout the world. The virus has no known drugs or vaccines for preventive or therapeutic purposes. The objective of the present study was to screen phyto...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430152
M. O. Mohammed, M. Sirajo, O. O. Okechi, A. T. Muhammad, R. I. Tsamiya, U. Abubakar, I. Mohammed, A. Umar, M. K. Dallatu, A. S. Ajayi, S. M. Sani, A. Abdulazeez, A. A. Hali, M. Isah, S. Y. Ma’aruf, B. A. Bello, J. M. Bunza, H. Kabir, F. A. Dogondaji, H. M. Tambuwal, N. Okorie, A. A. Ngaski, D. Isah, A Salisu, N. A. Idris, A. Ya’u, H. I. Wasagu & H. Abdullahi·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Introduction: Fungal infection is a common manifestation in this part of the country and worldwide. It is essential to define the epidemiology of fungal infection in a particular environment. Aim: This study aims to analyze the diagnosis of fungal infection carried out in patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i330151
Aims: Dengue is a disease closely related to the environment, including several climatic variables such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed. This research attempted to illustrate the relationship between dengue fever incidence and climatic factors, larva free rate (LFR) or A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430150
Aims: Provision of constant and safe blood has been a public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa with a high prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs). This study aimed at determining the seroprevalence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among prospectiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i330149