Liver function biomakers in malaria and hepatitis b co-infection among patients with febrile illness in kano metropolis

Malaria infection still remains the most widespread protozoal infection affecting human race globally. Various attempts at reducing the rate of transmission have been widely used but still all the efforts were futile though with reducing trend in some parts of endemic areas (WHO 2013). It is of high prevalence in subSaharan Africa and accounts for substantial portion of visit to outpatient units of most hospital in Nigeria and other parts of the world where it is endemic (WHO, 2010). It was estimated that 3.3 billion people are affected in 106 countries and 350-500 million cases of malaria infection occurs in African countries with 2-3 million annual death ( Ikekpeazu, 2010; Paulyn, 2010; WHO, 2010).