Search Results - "Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi"

Infection pattern, case fatality rate and spread of Lassa virus in Nigeria by Yaro, Clement Ameh, Kogi, Ezekiel, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Baty, Roua S, Albrakati, Ashraf, Altalbawy, Farag M A, Etuh, Innocent Utenwojo, Oni, James Paul

“…Lassa fever (LF) is a zoonotic infectious disease of public concern in Nigeria. The infection dynamics of the disease is not well elucidated in Nigeria. This…”
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Pyrethroid insecticides susceptibility profiles and evaluation of L1014F kdr mutant alleles in Culex quinquefasciatus from lymphatic filariasis endemic communities by Okafor, Martina Anurika, Ekpo, Ndifreke Daniel, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Udoidung, Nsima Ibanga, Ataya, Farid S., Yaro, Clement Ameh, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Alexiou, Athanasios, Papadakis, Marios

“…This study investigated the dynamics in pyrethriod resistance and the presence/frequencies of L1014F knockdown resistance mutant allelles in Culex…”
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Onchocerciasis transmission status in some endemic communities of Cross River State, Nigeria after two decades of mass drug administration with ivermectin by Chikezie, Friday Maduka, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Ubulom, Peace Mayen Edwin, Yaro, Clement Ameh, Al-Akeel, Rasha Khalifah, Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Yaw, Alexiou, Athanasios, Papadakis, Marios, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by black flies. Human onchocerciasis is a public health and socioeconomic problem in Nigeria. Its prevalence…”
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria by Yaro, Clement Ameh, Kogi, Ezekiel, Luka, Sodangi Abdulkarim, Nassan, Mohamed A., Kabir, Junaidu, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Hetta, Helal F., Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…The need for a reliable risk map in the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in Kogi East, North Central Nigeria is very important. This study was…”
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Evaluation of School-Based Health Education Intervention on the Incidence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Pupils of Rural Communities of Eastern Kogi State, North Central Nigeria by Yaro, Clement Ameh, Kogi, Ezekiel, Luka, Sodangi Abdulkarim, Alkazmi, Luay, Kabir, Junaidu, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Bayo, Kamba, Chikezie, Friday Maduka, Alabi, Albert Bamigbade, Yunusa, Salamat Ibrahim

“…The negative impact of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in Nigeria is enormous, and it poses serious public health issues and concerns. This study was…”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Coinfection of Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis among Primary School Children in Biase, Southern Nigeria by Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Wilson, Eteye Udobong, Yaro, Clement Ameh, Alkazmi, Luay, Udoidung, Nsima Ibanga, Chikezie, Friday Maduka, Bassey, Bassey Eyibio, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that cause chronic infections and ill health. The study was…”
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Malaria vectors distribution, abundance and assessment of factors influencing acceptance and use of Insecticide Treated Nets in Uyo Akwa Ibom State Nigeria by Friday Maduka Chikezie, Kenneth Nnamdi Opara, Blessing Akaka, Ebuka Kingsley Ezihe, Nsima Ibanga Udoidung, Clement Ameh Yaro

“…The abundance and distribution of malaria vectors as well as compliance with the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) are key factors in the fight against…”
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Larvicidal effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Senna alata on Anopheles gambiae, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti by Edwin, Ubulom Peace Mayen, Nyiutaha, Imandeh Godwin, Essien, Akpabio Eno, Nnamdi, Opara Kenneth, Sunday, Ekanem Mfon

“…Senna alata is locally used in South Eastern Nigeria in the treatment of several infections which include ringworm and other parasitic skin diseases.The…”
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Current status of bancroftian filariasis in rural communities of the lower cross river basin, Nigeria: parasitological and clinical aspects by Udoidung, Nsima Ibanga, Braide, Eka Ikpi, Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi, Atting, Inyang Asuquo, Adie, Hilary A.

“…Background and objectives There is a dearth of information on the geographical distribution of bancroftian filariasis in Africa on which to establish…”
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