IMPACTS OF DEFORESTATION ON MALARIA IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA: THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL‚ SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS Abstract Forest resources in Nigeria are undergoing severe exploitation pressure due to demographic growth and socio-economic development. Through the process of forest clearing‚ deforestation alters the ecology of local malaria vectors. The overall goal of this study was to seek to clarify the mechanisms linking deforestation‚ economic development and malaria epidemiology and the
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to the Platelet Count of Dengue Patients” I. Abstract Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue shock syndrome‚ where dangerously
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A Knowledge-Based Data Mining System for Diagnosing Malaria Related Cases in Healthcare Management Olugbenga Oluwagbemi 1‚ Uzoamaka Ofoezie2 ‚ Nwinyi‚Obinna 3 1Rochester Institute of Technology‚ 28 Lomb Memorial Drive‚ Rochester NY 14623‚ Rochester ‚ New York‚ USA 2 (Bioinformatics Unit) Departments of Computer and Information Sciences School of Natural and Applied Sciences College of Science and Technology‚ Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria. 3Department of Biological sciences
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN AT RISK OF MALARIA IN MAKOKO‚ LAGOS STATE. BY PATRICK ARIJE INTRODUCTION Background of Study Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Malaria kills more than 800‚000 people annually‚ of which 91% of them reside in Africa and 85% of them are under five children (WHO‚2008).The greatest impact occur in sub-saharan Africa (including Nigeria)‚ particularly in children (Snow et al 1999). Under nutrition is the underlying
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MEASURE FOR MALARIA CONTROL MUHEZA DISTRICT LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LLINs- Long lasting insecticide nets ITNs- Insecticide treated nets NIMR- National Institute for Medical Research WHO- World Health Organization PMI- Presidential Malaria Initiative NMCP-National Malaria Control Programme LNs- Long Lasting Nets RBM- Roll Back Malaria Programme GFATM-Global Fund against AIDS‚ TB and Malaria WHOPES- World
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Based Lateral Flow Strip Biosensor via Competitive Binding for Possible Dengue Detection Henson L. Lee Yu1‚ Christine Marie Montesa2‚ Nina Rosario L. Rojas1 and Erwin P. Enriquez1* 1 2 Department of Chemistry‚ Ateneo de Manila University‚ Quezon City‚ Philippines JEOL Asia Ltd.‚ Corporation Place‚ Singapore Abstract A low-cost‚ simple‚ rapid and selective nucleic-acid based lateral flow strip biosensor (LFSB) for possible dengue viral RNA detection is described in this study. The detection is based
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Kalimuthu Kovendan & Duraisamy Amerasan & Jayapal Subrmaniam & Jiang-Shiou Hwang Received: 26 May 2012 / Accepted: 19 June 2012 # Springer-Verlag 2012 Abstract Mosquitoes are the carriers of severe and wellknown illnesses such as malaria‚ arboviral encephalitis‚ dengue fever‚ chikunguniya fever‚ West Nile virus and yellow fever. These diseases produce significant morbidity and mortality in humans and livestock around the world. The present study explored the effects of orange peel ethanol extract
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mosquitoes are the only species known to carry malaria. Culex mosquitoes carry encephalitis‚ filariasis‚ and the West Nile virus. And Aedes mosquitoes‚ of which the voracious Asian tiger is a member‚ carry yellow fever‚ dengue‚ and encephalitis. The latest outbreak in the province‚ located around 400 kilometers (249 miles) south manila‚ has caused particular alarm because it began before the rainy season start in June‚ when mosquitoes are less plentiful. Dengue is spread by mosquitoes that breed in stagnant
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bring about dangerous diseases. Mosquito disease contributes a great crisis on health and even in the economy. Mosquitoes are horrific pests that transmit hazardous viruses and bacteria‚ in which can cause disease like West Nile virus disease‚ malaria‚ and dengue fever. The viruses can cause illness and even death. (Anonymous‚ 2013) Eastern Enquire Encephalitis (EEE) is very rare but a serious disease brought by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes that are infected with the virus of EEE may affect the health of
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TITLE Atis (Anona squamosa) leaves as Mosquito Repellent PURPOSE The shocking increase of dengue incidents year after year is a concern of our local health department and the society. Studies show that most incidents affect children and adolescent people. Commercially‚ there are various products of mosquito repellents readily available for consumers but most of them are highly made from chemicals that are damaging to the skin and are expensive‚ making it less accessible to most people. This
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