The gastrointestinal tract of cattle harbours a number parasites particularly helminthes that are responsible for clinical and sub parasitism. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence intestinal helminth infections among slaughtered in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. A total 215 consisting 134 males 81 females. Faecal samples were collected from rectum each into clean universal cont...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the factors affecting the choice of anesthetic technique for cesarean section in women with placenta previa. METHODS In this retrospective study, the records of the Labor Ward Theatre of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria were examined from January 2000 to December 2004 to identify all the women who had cesarean section for placenta previa. Th...

Haemoglobin (Hb) SC is one of the most prevailent sickle cell disorders. Patients with Hb SC are known to inherit a beta(S)-globin gene from one parent and a beta(C)-globin gene from the other. The radiofrequency dielectric properties of heterozygous Hb SC have been investigated and compared with those of homozygous Hb SS and AA in solution. The relative permittivity, e', the dielectric loss fa...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence, age, gender, jaw-sites and subtypes of radicular cyst, and to determine the incidence of ameloblastomatous change in radicular cyst in a Nigerian population. METHOD A 10-year retrospective analysis of all diagnosed orofacial lesions in the Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. RESULTS From...

OBJECTIVE The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has a significant impact worldwide and infected subjects are at increased risk of developing cancer. We aim to determine the HIV seropositivity of lymphoid malignant patients in a tertiary centre in Southern Nigeria. METHOD The course of disease in 275 patients with lymphoid malignant disorders at the University of Benin Teaching Hospi...

PURPOSE The study was designed to determine the prevalence of vergence dysfunctions among first year university students in Nigeria and to document the measures that define the vergence system of the visual system. METHODS A cross-sectional study of first year students of the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, who presented for the mandatory eye examination as part of their medical exa...

large volumes of mostly irreparable electronic waste (e-waste) are shipped to africa on a monthly basis, of which nigeria receives the largest share. e-waste management practices in nigeria have remained completely primitive until date; and e-waste workers have little or no occupational safety knowledge and devices. the thousands of chemicals in e-waste have been reported to be toxic to human h...