Dengue fever is a widespread viral infection endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. While its common manifestations include fever, headache, and musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal complications such as colonic perforation are exceedingly rare. Dengue is a viral disease...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4438
Background: This study investigated the correlation of infections and phenotypic distribution of common blood types and haemoglobin genotypes among subjects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Aim: The aim was to assess genetic traits influencing health outcomes and infection susceptibilit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4437
Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) with neurological involvement are rare but constitute an absolute medical emergency. Early diagnosis and the initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy are major challenges in their management. We report the results of an in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4436
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in many parts of the world, including Benue State, Nigeria, where agricultural communities are particularly vulnerable. This study aims to model the monthly mortality incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among farmers in Benue Sta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4435
Background/Aim: Microbial contamination in critical care and surgical units is a significant concern due to the potential for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which pose a serious threat to patient safety, especially in environments with immunocompromised individuals. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4434
Background: Malaria, an endemic infection within tropical regions across the globe, is known to have a high level of malnutrition burden. Aim: To determine the serum level of micronutrients in healthy subjects and malaria-infected people. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i4433
Maïga S., Ali Moussa ML., Tagne M.L., Valia A., Gilbert N., Idriss Y.T., Bonsa E., Sawadogo G., Sana A., Akiridzo I.V., Bado B., Ouédraogo L., Boncoungou K., Badoum G. & Ouédraogo M.·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2025
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease. It poses a major public health problem. While pulmonary forms are the most frequent in our countries, extra-pulmonary forms are rare in our daily practice. This may be due to their rarity, on the one hand, and to the difficu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3432
Background: Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (type-2 DM) is one of the comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), associated with the incidence of respiratory tract infections which is a risk factor for COPD exacerbations. Methods: Systematic review include publicatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3431
Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa that poses a significant public health burden. One of its most debilitating complications is sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which affects up to 30% of survivors, regardless of the severity of its acute phase. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3429
Background: Mumps parotitis, a contagious infection is of public health concern as it can be easily transmitted among cohorts of children in schools, day care centres and religious centres. Although it can be prevented with vaccination, the mumps vaccine is not yet available in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3430
Khardiata Diallo Mbaye, Ndeye Maguette Fall, Aminata Massaly, Viviane Marie Pierre Cisse, Sokhna Waalo Mbacké Ndiaye, Moustapha Ndiandam Diop, Ndeye Aissatou Lakhe, Daye Ka, Aboubacr Sidikh Badiane, Assane Diouf, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour & Moussa Seydi·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2025
Introduction: Pulmonary tuberculosis remains the priority of national disease control programs, while extra-pulmonary cases are increasingly observed, often at a late stage. Additionally, in sub-Saharan Africa, data on these extra-pulmonary locations are scarce. Methodology: This...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3428
"Tomato Flu" refers to a relatively new viral condition that garnered attention in 2022, especially in various region of India. It's important to note that despite its name, Tomato Flu is not a type of influenza. The term "flu" in this context might be slightly misleading as it i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3427
Healthcare workers are frequently exposed to blood and body fluids during their regular and daily patient care. These practices tend to expose them to preventable infectious diseases such as Human immunodeficiency virus, Hepatitis B and C viruses. Preventing these exposures throu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3426
The world continues to suffer from mortalities due to infectious diseases in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. As of 12 January 2025, COVID -19 has killed over 2,800 people in the past 28 days globally. From 2021 to 2024, the Marburg virus disease has claimed 59 lives in sub-Sahara...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3425
Ka Daye, Badiane Aboubakar Sidikh, Aboubakar Taha Ibrahim, Neldje Brian Brian, Sarr Catherine, Seck Mamadou, Sambou Christine, Thioub Daouda, Fall Ndèye Maguette, Massaly Aminata, Lakhe Ndéye Astou, Diallo Mbaye Khardiata, Cisse Diallo Viviane Marie Pierre, Diouf Assane, Ndour Cheikh Tidiane, Soumaré Massérigne & Seydi Moussa·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2025
Introduction: Bacterial meningitis remains a major public health problem in Africa, with a persistently high incidence and case fatality. The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological, clinical, biological and therapeutic profile of bacterial meningitis, and to i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i2424