1 Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2 Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 4 Leptospirosis Unit, Central Diagnostics Laboratories National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Pl...

Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Biological Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, P.M.B 71 Yenagoa, Nigeria Department of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria Chemical, Biological and Agricul...

Volume 5 • Issue 4 • 1000204 J Blood Disorders Transf ISSN: 2155-9864 JBDT, an open access journal Ferritin and Serum Iron Levels among the ABO Blood Groups in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria Ifeanyichukwu Martin Ositadinma1*, Amilo Grace Ifeoma1, Ngwu Amauche Martina2, Obi Godwin Okorie2 and Okoye Augustine Ejike3 1Medical Laboratory Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra state...

Leprosy is a major public health problem in Nigeria. The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) was established in 1 989 and formally launched in 1 99 1 when we commenced nationwide implementation of MDT. The LEC programme in Nigeria is shown in Figure 1 . In 1 989, Nigeria had about 200,000 registered leprosy cases. l Since then, the leprosy situation in Nigeria has impro...

Democracy as a system of government has been restored in Nigeria for over a decade now, and for it to be stabilized and entrenched, all the stakeholders must be involved. Youths represent a very important stakeholder in any society. They are not only the future of Nigeria, but also a major stakeholder and useful resource in the nation building. For the youths to become useful resource in the Ni...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in Nigeria and constitutes a public health menace. The prevalence of HBV infection in many professional groups has been described in Nigeria. However, literature on HBV infection among female sex workers (FSW) in Nigeria is scanty. FSW in Nigeria are not subjected to a preventive control of HBV infection. This study assesses the extent of spread of H...

The University of Chicago and the University of Ibadan in Nigeria have partnered to exchange innovative insights into the sexual and reproductive health of disadvantaged populations in Chicago and Nigeria. Youth in both Chicago and Nigeria face disproportionately high rates of mortality and morbidity due to poor sexual and reproductive health. Traditional models have fallen short of the needs o...

Bovine brucellosis is endemic in Nigeria; however, limited data exist on nationwide studies and risk factors associated with the disease. Using a cross-sectional sero-epidemiological survey, we determined the prevalence of and risk factors for brucellosis in slaughtered cattle in three geographical regions of Nigeria. Serum samples from randomly selected unvaccinated cattle slaughtered over a p...

Sickle cell disease, a genetically determined disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Nigeria, a country with the highest burden of the disease in the world. Information cited in this article was mainly from published works on this subject in Nigeria and elsewhere. The information was extracted over a period of 5months from May 2015 to September2015, from hard copies of scientifi...

This paper highlights the tenets of globalization and how its elements have spread to sub-Saharan Africa, and Nigeria in particular. It assesses the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria and its relationship with globalization. It further describes the conceptual framework on which to view the impact of globalization on NCDs in Nigeria. It assesses the Nigerian dimension...