This paper examined the demographic, temporal and spatial distribution of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Vietnam. COVID-19 data abstracted from the official website of Vietnam Ministry of Health, which provides details of each new, infected case, including age, sex, place...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i130138
Michael Boah, Daniel Adjei Amporfro, Timothy Adampah, Stephen Bordotsiah, Baiming Jin, Ernestine Sefakor Coffie, Emmanuel A. Ayamga & Emmanuel Akanpabadae·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Aims: Knowing the risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) opens up avenues for identifying target groups for intensified case finding. We aimed to identify the risk factors for pulmonary TB (PTB) incidence in a rural district in northern Ghana. Study Design: A matched case-control stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i130137
Objective: This study aimed to assess the association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk behaviors relating to HIV infection among African American undergraduate students at a Historically Black University. Methods: A cross-sectional study method was used. A total of 400 partic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i130136
Aims: The COVID-19 is most recently discovered of the corona viruses which caused respiratory infections consisting of two large scale pandemics MERS & SARS and found to be zoonotic in origin. The disease started from Wuhan local seafood market in China and infected 2,761 peo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430135
Background: Skin diseases are common among school age children. In the absence of population based studies, data from hospital based studies could be a pointer to the enormity of the problem within the community. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and pattern of skin diseases...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430134
Pelumi Daniel Adewole, Muhammed Usman, Maroof Gbadebo Oyeniyi, Damilola Kazeem Suleman, Olayemi Olubunmi Alaka, Ibukun Adeola Adetoro & Olumiyiwa Samuel Alabi·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Introduction: Early detection of drug resistant tuberculosis with more sensitive and accessible method together with appropriate control measures among other factors are keys to interruption of transmission and mortality rate. Study Design: This study conducted a retrospective r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430133
The first known case of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 occurred in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. In a matter of a few months, it has spread globally to infect more than 500, 000 people and has caused more than 20,000 deaths. It was official...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430132
Aim: The aim and objectives of the study were: 1) To assess the knowledge regarding dengue viral infection among undergraduate healthcare professional (HCP) students. 2) To investigate the association of socio-demographic factors towards dengue knowledge among the study participa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430131
Chloramphenicol a broad spectrum antibiotic was tested on broiler birds to evaluate the effect of its prolonged administration on heamatological parameters, identification of histopathological changes on organs (Liver, Spleen and Kidneys) and to determine if prolonged effect has...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330130
Dieudonné Lobela Bumba, Issa Yakusu Issa, Daniel Kazadi Musakayi, Floribert Olinda Loku, Jacques Ossinga Bassandja, Dieu-Merci Mbumba Lupaka, Mbo Mukonkole Jean Paulin, Atoba Bokele Camille-Rémy & Charles Kayembe Tshilumba·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Objective: To determine the predictive factors for the occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) in adults infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the first 6 months of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Kisangani. Methods: A case-control study was carried out during the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330129
This study established the diagnosis and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among health-care workers in an endemic population using Tuberculin skin test (TST) and Quantiferon TB-gold. A total of 609 Healthcare workers from tuberculosis treatment facilities in A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330127
Background: Emergence of methicillin drug resistance is evident and has become a global challenge. Seeking for alternative antibiotics that are new, natural, plant based, cost effective and less toxic is the recent task for global health. Aim: This study is aimed at assessing the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330128
Aims: To identify the availability of Medications, Healthcare Workers and Laboratory Capabilities to manage HIV infection among children from 10 Districts of Indonesia to inform efforts to improve healthcare. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Five...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330126
Introduction: In 1993, the International Task Force for Disease Eradication thought over and concluded that only six diseases are eradicable – but, malaria, dengue fever (and, dengue hemorrhagic fever) were not included. In 2010, 99 countries reported 219 million cases of malaria...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i230125
Objective: This study aimed to determine HIV/AIDS knowledge level, attitudes toward individuals living with HIV/AIDS and to explore the relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among African American undergraduates in Jackson, Mississippi. Methods: A cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i230124