Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence, co-infection and socio-demographic determinants of malaria and typhoid fever among pregnant women attending antenatal care at a primary health care facility in Central Nigeria. Study Design: The study was a cross sectiona...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i430140
Aims: To extract, identify and evaluate in vitro the antifungal activity of the phytochemical groups of Ageratum conyzoides and Newbouldia laevis on the strain of Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Study Design: Exploitation of medicinal plants to combat the growth of L. theobromae, respo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i430138
Man’s use of medicinal plants in treating illnesses is as old as human existence and many plants have been used for this purpose because of their phytochemical constituents that prove many times to be antimicrobial. The antibacterial activity of the leaf extract of Gongronema lat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i430139
Malaria is amongst the most prevalent and epidemiologically relevant global parasitic protozoan infections. It is infecting millions of people annually, especially in south east Asia and sub Saharan Africa. Its morbidity and mortality still cannot be controlled entirely and elimi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330137
Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in Kenya has not been achieved in its full potential due to susceptibility of potato varieties to pest and diseases among others. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in potato is regarded as an important disease contribu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330136
Sanitation and water quality are a good measure to judge the living standard and health status of a community. This study focused on the assessment of surface and ground water resources from selected waterfront areas within Port Harcourt metropolis notable for their poor sanitary...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330134
The phenomenon of spread of a (pathogenic) virus involves many physical variables, and is not amenable to satisfactory analysis via conventional methods. Dimensional Analysis (DA) is singled out as a simple and accessible way that can determine (at least qualitatively) how virus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330133
Aims: The study aim to evaluate the occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of Listeria species in ready-to-eat (RTE) mixed vegetable salad sold in selected fast food eateries in Port Harcourt. Study Design: This work was based on a completely randomized design with two replicat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330132
As a result of the increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance among different bacteria, different plants and other natural products have been studied and found to be highly effective against pathogenic bacteria. Honey, over the years has been used as an antibacterial agent to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230131
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a highly nutritive vegetable with about 2 million metric tons grown annually in Nigeria, but the majority is lost to postharvest spoilage, especially through microbial infection. In this study, we identified bacteria and fungi associated with postharvest...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230130