• Assessment of malaria and typhoid coinfection among individuals attending Tela PHCC
    [A CASE STUDY OF GASSOL LGA TARABA STATE]


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The broad objective of this study is to present an assessment of malaria and typhoid co-infection among individuals attending Tela PHCC in Gassol LGA Taraba State. Venepunture technique was used for collection of the blood samples. A total of 250 patients with clinical suspicion of malaria and typhoid fever comprising of 113 males and 137 females were examined. Giemsa stained thick and thin blood films were used to detect malaria parasites in the samples.Typhoid fever was diagnosed from each sample using Widal reagents and cultural method.The data generated from this study were presented using ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Statement of the problemMalaria and typhoid fever remain the disease of major public health importance and cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical Africa. Both diseases are common in many countries of the world where the prevailing environmental conditions of warm, humid climate, poor sanitary habits, poverty and ignorant exist. These two diseases have been associated with poverty and underdevelopment (Ammon, 2013). Malaria and typhoid fever often present with mimicking symptoms especially in the early stages of typhoid fever (Ammah et al., 1999; Ohanu et al., 2003). While ... Continue Reading