Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Nigeria"
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2018-10-23ZeitschriftenartikelA new hepatitis E virus genotype 2 strain identified from an outbreak in Nigeria, 2017 Background: In 2017 the Nigerian Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an outbreak of hepatitis E located in the north-east region of the country with 146 cases with 2 deaths. The analysis ...
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2022-05-03ZeitschriftenartikelBaseline study for improving diagnostic stewardship at secondary health care facilities in Nigeria Background: Blood culture diagnostics are critical tools for sepsis management and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. A baseline study was conducted to assess reported sepsis case finding, blood culture diagnostics, ...
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2019-11-07ZeitschriftenartikelDetection and Characterization of Human Enteroviruses, Human Cosaviruses, and a New Human Parechovirus Type in Healthy Individuals in Osun State, Nigeria, 2016/2017 Human enteroviruses and human parechoviruses are associated with a broad range of diseases and even severe and fatal conditions. For human cosaviruses, the etiological role is yet unknown. Little is known about the circulation ...
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2021-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelDetection of Q129H Immune Escape Mutation in Apparently Healthy Hepatitis B Virus Carriers in Southwestern Nigeria As the global effort to eradicate hepatitis B continues, immune escape mutations (IEMs) and drug resistance mutations (DRMs) affecting its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are compromising this goal. However, knowledge ...
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2021-04-29ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis E virus infection in high-risk populations in Osun State, Nigeria Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging infection that is of major public health concern, especially in some vulnerable groups like immunosuppressed individuals, pregnant women and HBV-coinfected individuals. HEV ...
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2019-02-26ZeitschriftenartikelIncrease in Lassa Fever Cases in Nigeria, January–March 2018 We reviewed data pertaining to the massive wave of Lassa fever cases that occurred in Nigeria in 2018. No new virus strains were detected, but in 2018, the outbreak response was intensified, additional diagnostic support ...
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2016-01-14ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular epidemiology of hepatitis D virus circulating in Southwestern Nigeria Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) infections are major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas it is known that HBV infection is endemic in Nigeria, there is only little data ...
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2015-07-06ZeitschriftenartikelOccult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigerian Blood Donors and Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Risks Background: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) characterized by the absence of detectable HBsAg remains a potential threat in blood safety. We investigated the actual prevalence, viral factors and genotype of OBI ...
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2019-07-29ZeitschriftenartikelParticipatory approach to quality development in infection prevention and control (IPC) in Nigerian health facilities The development of an educational concept of a training programme for infection prevention and control (IPC) was seen as a key issue to successfully address the complexity of change processes of professional IPC routines ...
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2021-01-15ZeitschriftenartikelPrevalence and characteristics of hepatitis B and D virus infections among HIV-positive individuals in Southwestern Nigeria Background Coinfections of HIV-positive individuals with Hepatitis B and D virus (HBV and HDV) are common and can be associated with rapid liver damage. Several antiretroviral drugs for HIV exhibit anti-HBV effect; ...
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2021-02-26ZeitschriftenartikelSerological evidence of avian HEV antibodies in apparently healthy chickens in southwest Nigeria Avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is associated with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome, big liver and spleen disease and hepatic rupture haemorrhage syndrome. However, the knowledge about aHEV in commercial layer chickens in ...