African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5225

Table of Content: 1 July, 2015; 9(26)

July 2015

Use of thermal imaging for the early detection of signs of disease in pigs challenged orally with Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli

A total of 27 piglets were randomly assigned to three treatment groups (control, infection with Salmonella enterica serover Typhimurium KCTC 2515 (ST) and infection with Escherichia coli KCTC 2571 (EC)) in a completely randomized design to early detection of signs of disease based on body temperature. Totally three inoculations were done consisting of 14 days each and then thermal images were captured to calculate body...

Author(s): Md. Manirul Islam, Sonia Tabasum Ahmed, Hong-Seok Mun, A. B. M. Rubayet Bostami, Yae-Jin Kim and Chul-Ju Yang

July 2015

Prevalence of triple viral infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C among tuberculosis patients and associated risk factors: The case of West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B and C infections are serious public health problems in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of triple viral infections and associated factors among tuberculosis patients who were on anti-tuberculosis treatment in the year 2011/12 in West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia. A cross sectional study design was conducted among 374 TB patients who were on...

Author(s): Endale Mengesha, Tekle Airgecho, Edessa Negera and Mulugeta Kebede