A cross – sectional study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ABO blood groups and malaria parasitaemia in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Thick and thin films made from venous blood samples collected from 1000 consenting outpatient study subjects, were st...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29928
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the first-line therapy in most malaria endemic countries. An impressive 47% reduction in the global mortality rate between 2000 and 2013 has been achieved by ACT and artemisinin (ART) monotherapy. However, artemisinin resistance (AR)...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18776
Aim: To determine the prevalence of dengue virus and malaria parasites in febrile patients in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, during February...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15588
Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attaullah, Muhammad Asim Khan, Naqib Ullah, Muhammad Aamir Khan & Ijaz Ali·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: This study was aimed to know the burden of malaria infection and to re-evaluate its high prevalence in general population of Bannu District. Study Design: The current study was designed to re-evaluate the high prevalence of malaria and its demography in the human population...