Objective: This study, conducted between March 2015 and July 2016, investigated the sensitivity specificity of OV-16 RDT Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for skin snip microfilaria (MF) detection in Ogun State.
 Methods: Five hundred eighty-eight (588) members 16 first-line communities 8 endemic Local Government Areas (LGAs) provided fingerstick whole blood ...

introduction: patients are recently more aware and conscious. this is because of the belief that a high level of quality can translate into patient satisfaction. this is critical for healthcare providers as they deal with life. this recognition by both the service provider and service receivers made the government to establish units of service commission (servicom) in each of the governmental a...

BACKGROUND The control of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria remains inert due to lack of reliable data on the geographical distribution of the disease and the population at risk. To help in developing a control programme, delineating areas of risk, geographical information system and remotely sensed environmental images were used to developed predictive risk maps of the probability...