Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710047
Dengue Fever: Ophthalmological Perspective
Hernandez-Delgado MA, Salvador-Galvez B and Valdez- Garcia JE
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 24, 2021
Dengue fever is a highly prevalent zoonotic disease. This virus endangers 3.9 billion people, with no less than 390 million infections annually. Dengue has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations; from completely asymptomatic to life threatening complications. This review discusses the relevance of dengue in current medical practice as well as the scarcely known ophthalmological complications. We aimed to first describe the epidemiology, viral characteristics, transmission and global distrib...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710046
Performance Evaluation of Malaria HRP-2 Rapid Diagnostic Test among Febrile Patients with Malaria in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
Oladosu Oladipo O, Adedokun Victoria A, Adeniyi Akinkunle V and Oyibo Wellington A
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: March 31, 2021
Diagnosis of malaria is a fundamental component of malaria case management. Parasitological confirmation of malaria before treatment was recommended for endemic countries. Microscopy diagnosis of malaria, the gold standard as constraints such as: level of expertise, quality of equipment and reagents may lead to misdiagnosis. The histidine rich protein 2 (HRP-2) based rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detects Plasmodium falciparum only. We therefore evaluated the performance of malaria HRP-2 rapid test...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710045
Resistant Hypoglycaemia - A Unique Presentation of Congenital Dengue
Narendra Rai, Neha Thakur and Divya Pandey
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 05, 2021
Vertical transmission of dengue is uncommonly reported. There have been occasional case reports of congenital dengue with thrombocytopenia and myocarditis. This is the first case report of refractory hypoglycaemia in congenital dengue. We are reporting a case of congenital dengue in a primigravida who developed dengue fever in last trimester of pregnancy. She underwent an emergency caesarean section in view of decreased foetal movements. Post-operative she developed post-partum haemorrhage and p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710044
Addressing Schistosomiasis in a Community in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach
Anyanti J, Akuiyibo S , Onuoha O, Nwokolo E, Atagame K and Braide EI
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 11, 2021
Schistosomiasis is one of several Neglected Tropical Diseases considered a major public health problem that affects tropical and sub-tropical countries. Residents of Gwako, a rural community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) lack access to potable water supply with community members resorting to a dirty stream - an unhygienic water source. It is estimated that significant proportions or all Gwako residents are infested with schistosomiasis with very high transmission rates. Resident...
