Issue · 2020
Vol. 7, Iss. 1, Pages 1-19
3 articles · pp. 1-19 · All issues →
Research ArticleHigh Rate of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Asymptomatic Pregnant Women in a Resource-poor Setting in the Middle Belt Zone of Nigeria
Cornelius Arome Omatola, Samson Daniel Iyeh, Shedrach James Abuh, Charles Kehinde Mofolorunsho, Martin-Luther Oseni Okolo, Phoebe Queen Akoh
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can complicate pregnancy and may be associated with adverse health outcomes for both the woman and her developing baby. Despite the serious health consequences of STIs, information is lacking regarding the magnitude of th…
14 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2020/7.1.10.19- Research Article
Non-polio Enterovirus Species C infection in AFP Cases and its Implication for the Emergence of Recombinant Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses
Adewumi Olubusuyi Moses, Faleye Temitope Oluwasegun Cephas, Ope-Ewe Oludayo Oluwaseyi, Ibitoye Ibipeju Henrietta, Arowosaye Abiola Opeyemi, Adelowo Oluwatosin Deji et al.
Using 40 faecal samples from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases collected in 2019, we examined how coupling Enterovirus (EV) isolation in RD and MCF-7 cell culture with direct detection from clinical sample might impact our ability to detect non-polio EV Spec…
29 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2020/7.1.1.6 
CommentaryLearning from Past Experiences in Controlling the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Daniel Kerr Baines
At the time of writing this article 11 April 2020, the disease CoVID-19 caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 has claimed over 100,000 lives and affected essentially every country on the globe with over 1.6 million cases (John Hopkins, 2020). CoVID-19 has overwhelmed…
2 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2020/7.1.7.9