INTRODUCTION One of the major challenges being faced in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative program is persistent refusal of oral polio vaccine (OPV) and harassment of vaccination team members by youths. The objective of the study was to describe the strategy of collaborating with recognized youth groups to reduce team harassment during vaccination campaigns and improve vaccination coverage...

Platelet function, factor VIII, fibrinogen levels, and fibrinolysis were studied in Europeans and in two groups of Nigerians living in Zaria, northern Nigeria, in order to see whether differences could help to explain the low incidence of atheroma and thrombosis in Nigerians. We confirmed the relative thrombocytopenia and observed a rapid disaggregation after ADP-induced platelet aggregation in...

Against the background of persistent outbreaks of Fowl typhoid and Colibacillosis in five commercial layer farms in Zaria, Nigeria, this study was conducted to screen rats for Escherichia coli and Salmonella gallinarum in the farms, and to evaluate the susceptibility of the bacterial organisms to ten commonly used antimicrobial drugs in Zaria. A total of 250 rectal swabs of rats comprising Norw...

In an attempt to determine the seroprevalence of avian leukosis virus (ALV) in exotic broiler chickens and Nigerian local chickens in Zaria, Nigeria, a total of 600 sera (300 from exotic broiler chickens and 300 from Nigerian local chickens), obtained from the live bird market in Zaria, Nigeria, were tested for ALV p27 antigen by the antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ac-ELISA) ...

Canine rabies is endemic in Nigeria. Some of the dogs slaughtered for human consumption may be infected with rabies virus, thus exposing handlers of raw dog meat to the disease since the virus may be present in the nerves in the meat. A cross-sectional study was designed and a structured questionnaire was designed and administered to a convenience sample of 160 processors and consumers (100 fro...

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BACKGROUND The increased prevalence of hitherto uncommon tumours in children in our geographic setting formed the basis for this study. This study aimed to determine the current histopathologic distribution pattern of paediatric malignancies in Zaria. MATERIALS AND METHODS An eight year (2000-2007) consecutive analysis of malignant tumours in children ages 0 to 15 years in a referral Universi...

BACKGROUND Most studies and work on domestic violence against women are aimed at helping victims, Studies aimed at detecting those at risk of domestic violence are few. Risk identification has important implications for early detection and prevention. METHODS A risk scoring tool was developed and tested on 466 antenatal clinic attendees at 3 levels of health care in Zaria, Nigeria. RESULTS ...

Otobo D Daniel1*, Mesak Daniel2, Edugbe E Adikpe3, Amamchukwu Laughter1, Tanko O Halima4,5, Iji A Peter6 and Ubua Alfred7 Author Affiliations 1College of Medicine health sciences, Bingham University, Nigeria 2Department Chemical Pathology, 3Department Obstetrics Gynaecology, 4Department Human physiology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, 5Department Pharmacy, Federal Medical Centre Keffi, 6Departm...