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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710087

Health Exposure and Environmental Challenges of Households Living Nearby an Open Landfill System in Nigerian Urban Centre

Nnamdi C Ogbuehi, Maureen C Orji and Omobolaji O Afolabi

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: October 01, 2022

Urbanization and poor town planning have contributed to large waste generation, poor management, and landfill are sited close to the living environment; hence, high health risk. The study assessed households living near open landfills' health-related exposure and environmental challenges. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among households living within a radius of 250m (Category A) and 500m (Category) from the landfill based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710086

Social and Economic Factors Behind Ebola in Sierra Leonne

Aditya Narashim

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 16, 2022

The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, caused by the Ebola virus, is a rare but severe disease and claims a fatality rate of 50%. Although its origins date back to the 1970s, the epidemic in 2014-2016 marked its most prominent appearance. Amongst the Central- and West- African regions which showed a spike in cases during this epidemic period, the infections in Sierra Leone stood to be the most severe in the region, totaling about 14,000 cases in the country alone....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710085

Local Cutaneous Complication after Bacilli Calmette-Guerin Vaccine: Unusual Location

Nadine Kammoun, Khadija Sellami, Chaima Kouki and Hamida Turki

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 16, 2022

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine may cause some cutaneous complications at the injection site. Their management is still unclear. Thigh swelling is a symptom of various benign and malignant conditions. Differential diagnosis is not easy, particularly if the causative disorder has not previously been reported....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710084

Fresh Water Snails of Public Health Importance in Canals in Okigwe Imo State Nigeria: Their Infectivity and Implications for Control

Victor Ugochukwu Obisike, Maduabuchi Chozuruoke Dike and Enwereji Ezinna E

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 14, 2022

Studies have linked freshwater snails with human flukes as a result of repeated contacts with contaminated water. This study is aimed to determine the distribution of freshwater snails and their infectivity rates along human dwellings in Okigwe Imo state using Physico-Chemical parameters. Freshwater snails were collected by using long plastic spoons and with hand-picking method....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710083

High Seroprevalence of SARS-COV-2 Antibody before Covid-19 Vaccination in Nigerian Communities

Olaleye DO, Aminu M, Olusola BA, Segun TO, Faneye AO, Opayele AV, Odeh E, Sarki M, Dairo MD, Fagbamigbe AF, Egbuna HC, Ajuwon AJ, Omilabu SA, Achi CE, Odaibo GN and Arinola OG

Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: September 07, 2022

This community-based study was conducted to determine the proportion of individuals in the population that had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and developed antibodies before the second wave and introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. Between December 2020 and March 2021, 2,244 markets sellers and shoppers aged ≤ 70 years across six states [two northern (Kano and Kaduna), two eastern (Ebonyi and Imo), and two western (Oyo and Lagos)] regions were enrolled in the study....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710082

Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intakes and Salt Reduction Strategies: Systematic Review in Africa (2012-2022)

Kenao TS, Sossa Jerôme C, Paraiso MN, Belo M, Sopoh GP and Agueh V

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 11, 2022

Excessive salt/sodium (Sodium > 2 grams/day, equivalent to 5 g salt/day) and low potassium (less than 3.5 grams/day) intake increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. To fight against cardiovascular diseases, the nutritional strategy is to regulate the dietary intake of salt/sodium and potassium according to set standards....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710081

Poverty, Urban Environmental Factors and Spatial Distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Area of Recent Emergence in Inner Brazil

Jose Claudio Simao, PhD, Cassiano Victoria, PhD and Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, MD, PhD

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 02, 2022

In an urban area of recent emergence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, the spatial distribution of both VL and VL-HIV coinfection was negatively associated with per capita income, population density, paving of streets, existence of sidewalks and drains for rainfall. Poverty and urban infrastructure deficits may influence VL emergence....

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