A cross-sectional serological, active outbreak search and a questionnaire-based survey were carried out to investigate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) sero-epidemiology in Ethiopia. The circulating serotype of the FMD virus (FMDV) was identified, knowledge regarding husbandry practices assessed. Using questionnaire survey, total 237 individuals interviewed, majority responded that there is no prac...

A comparative cross sectional study was conducted on blood samples (n=200)collected from children of 1 to 10 years age, selected by convenient sampling method. Differentcoupling agents were used bind measles antigen with erythrocyte suspensions differentconcentrations collected different species for standardization Indirect Hemagglutination Assay(IHA) which then testing serum the detection and ...

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Infections with hepatitis viruses are known to be prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa but in Benin, data on these infections are still scarce. The study was carried out to assess the burden of these infections in Cotonou. From June to October 2016, we conducted a cross-sectional study on 156 Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infected patients attending the University Teaching Hospital and a private hospital ...

INTRODUCTION ........................................ 169 HISTORY ........................................ 170 CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE .................................. 170 PROPERTIES OF VIRUSES ......... .......................... 170 Isolations and serological relationships ................................... 170 Morphology ........................................ 171 Physical and ch...