The aim of this study was to map the distribution of agents carrying the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (arbovirus-tica) in the natural region of Upper Guinea. The prefectures of Kankan, Dabola and Faranah were used as collection areas. Random sampling of different types...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91402
Introduction: Due to its frequency, complications and socio-economic consequences, hepatitis B constitutes an international public health problem comparable to that posed by other communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa, with a prevalence r...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91401
Aims: Detection of superspreading events by phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences from a population of individuals collected from a narrow time interval. Study Design: Retrieve nucleic acid sequences, construct multiple sequence alignments, and build phylogenetic networks...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81400
Staël Audrey Menteng Tchuenté, O’Neal Dorsel Youté, Blandine Pulcherie Tamatcho Kweyang, Esther Guladys Kougang, Pascal Blaise Well à Well à Koul & Pierre René Fotsing Kwetche·Microbiology Research Journal International·2023
Background: In health facilities, mothers and their children are amongst the most vulnerable groups likely to contract healthcare-associated infections. Aim: The present investigation aimed at characterizing bacterial groups (profile, load, antibiotic susceptibility) in maternity...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81399
Context: The growing presence of environmental plastic has garnered escalating attention and worry in recent decades. While ease of production, durability, cost-effectiveness, and resistance to corrosion are valued attributes for consumer goods, they contribute to the persistent...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81398
This is a case study on epidemiological factor clinical spectrum and drug susceptibility of a rare zoonotic infection caused by Streptococcus sui in a 60 year female patient. Presented with fever and altered sensorium. Blood culture analysis revealed the causative agent to be Str...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81397
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem, and efforts to replace failing antibiotics are crucial. We investigated the impact of the diameter of inhibition (mm) in crowded plates of potential antibiotic-producing bacteria on their in-vitro inhibitory strength. Our previous res...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81395
Poultry products have quickly become one of the most consumed sources of protein in the world. However, poultry farmers face enormous economic losses caused by the emergence of multi-resistant bacteria. In addition, the consumption of eggs and poultry meat also causes several inf...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i71394
Overuse of β-lactam antibiotics in communities in developing countries has transformed healthy human intestinal flora into a reservoir of antibiotic-resistant organisms. The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in community settings rema...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i71393
Introduction: Avian colibacillosis and salmonellosis are diseases that have a major economic impact on poultry farming and public health worldwide. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of multidrug resistant Salmonellosis and Escherichia coli in...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i71392