| prevalence of antibodies to parasitic infections in nigerian children. | sixty-six sera from nigerian children who attended a paediatric clinic at university college hospital, ibadan were tested with plasmodium falciparum, p. brazilianum, entamoeba histolytica, toxoplasma gondii and schistosoma mansoni antigens using indirect fluorescent antibody technique. these sera were tested using elisa technique for schistosoma antibodies. sera from all proven cases of infections gave positive results. highest antibody prevalence rate was for p. falciparum (69.6%), followed by ... | 1981 | 7017156 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii and hiv infection among pregnant women in ibadan north local government, oyo state. | toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by toxoplasma gondii poses a risk of congenital infection during pregnancy in infected women. the disease poses a threat of ocular and neurological sequelae in congenitally ilfected infants and hiv patients; however, there is little valuable information on its prevalence in ibadan. | 2014 | 26949779 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in free ranged chicken from rural and urban settlements in oyo state, nigeria. | free-range chicken preferred as source of meat by a large population in developing countries is now known to play an important role in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis. | 2014 | 26949781 |
| dilated cardiomyopathy in young adult africans: a sequel to infections? | over a period of 6 years, only twelve cases of dilated cardiomyopathy were clinically diagnosed in nigerians between the ages of 11-30 years at the university college hospital, ibadan, nigeria. eleven presented with heart failure, while the twelfth patient presented with a cerebrovascular accident. two other patients also had a cerebrovascular accident. a history of febrile illness was obtained in seven, but in only three was fever unresponsive to antimalarials, documented on admission. antistre ... | 1982 | 6291352 |