2 articles for “Kwara State”

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleDistribution Pattern of Human Urinary Schistosomiasis in Kwara State, NigeriaSunday Ojo Joseph, Babamale Olarewaju Abdulkareem, Ugbomoiko Uade SamuelHuman urinary schistosomiasis is a severe parasitic infectious disease in many rural communities in tropical Africa. The status of infection in Kwara State is inadequately documented. We, therefore, investigated distribution pattern of infection amongst school-aged children in the three Senatorial Districts of the state. Of 3757 urine samples examined, 670 (17.8%) were infected with 8.9% in Central, 13.5% in South … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 1 Feb 2018 · 7,659 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdaptogenic Potentials of Cyphostemma glaucophilla Aqueous Leaf ExtractOjogbane Eleojo, Nwodo Okwesili Fred Chiletugo, Omale JamesCytophostemma glaucophilla aqueous extract is used in Kogi and Kwara States of Nigeria to treat Kwashiorkor and to boost immunity. As part of the effort to evaluate its effect on stress, it was screened for adaptogenic potentials. This investigation was conducted using albino rats to determine the ability of this plant to increase non specific resistance against physical, biological and … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 4 Sep 2013 · 7,118 accessesView PDF Cite