The activities of Fulani nomads in Ghana have gained considerable media attention and engendered continuing public debate. In this paper, we analyze the prejudiced portrayals Ghanaian news media, how these contribute to an exclusionist a discriminatory discourse that puts at margins society. study employs critical analysis framework draws on dataset 160 articles, including stories, editorials o...

17 18 The prevalence of mycobacterial infection among lactating Fulani cows was investigated in 19 the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and Kaduna State of Nigeria. Tuberculin testing 20 using single comparative intradermal tuberculin test (SCITT) showed a 14.6% positive, 4% 21 doubtful and 81.4% negative reactors. Mycobacterial infection was found to be present in the 22 nomadic (constan...

Ethnoveterinary practices are locally available and affordable to Fulani pastoralists in Niger State, Nigeria, to whom conventional veterinary services are often not readily available and are relatively expensive. This study was designed to identify and document medicinal plant and nonplant materials used by this group in the management of cattle diseases. Participatory rural appraisal tools of...

BACKGROUND Data on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among indigenous populations are needed for interventions to improve health care. We conducted a survey in 2013 among rural indigenous Mbororo, Fulbe and other ethnic groups to determine the distribution of risk factors of NCDs in Cameroon. METHODS We selected seven targets of NCD risk factors: tobacco use, alcohol use, diet (salt/sugar inta...

The study of sexual dimorphism is important clinically, in forensic anthropology and craniometry. Therefore this study was design to identify the sexual dimorphisms in cranial dimensions among three ethnic groups of North-Eastern Nigeria and to compare this study with other similar studies. Cranial length, width, height and circumference in Fulani, Tangale and Tera ethnic groups were linearly m...