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The fears of a possible out break of infection following media reports of intentional release of anthrax spores has drawn attention to the need to establish a baseline information on the prevalence of Bacillus anthracis in the cattle, sheep and goat population in Jos. We conducted a survey to determine the prevalence of antibodies to Bacillus anthracis in cattle, sheep and goats slaughtered at the Jos Abattoir using the agar diffusion method. The survey involved two hundred animal subjects (160 cattle, 20 each of sheep and goats). Out of the total number of samples screened, were seropositive, with antibody titre levels of 4/80. Of the 21 seropositive cases, 18 (9.0%) were cattle, were sheep and there was none for goats. These findings allay our fears of the possibility of an outbreak of anthrax infection following the consumption of meat from animals slaughtered at the Jos Abattoir.

African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology Vol. 7(3) 2006: 195-198

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Seroprevalence of Bacillus antracis in Jos and environs

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The trend of hepatitis B surface antigenimia among teaching hospital patients in Kano

* Nwokedi, E.E. ; ** Emokpae, M. A.; * Taura, A.A.;* Dutse, A. I.

ABSTRACT
The prevalence and trend of Hepatitis B Virus infection in 2966 patients attending clinics of Aminu
Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano Nigeira was determined over a 3 year period 2001 to 2003. The samples
was initially screened by latex agglutination techniques while the positive samples repeated by Enzyme
linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique for confirmation. A seroprevalence of 23.3% units with
coefficient variation of 22.5 to 24.1% were reported during the study period. More males (24.1%) than
females 21.5% patients were observed to be seropositive for HBsAg. The differences was not however
statistically significant. The overall trend in HBsAg seropositivity over the study period showed 21.7% in
2001, 24.7% in 2002 and 22.4% in 2003 respectively. Despite the availability of methods by which these
viruses can be detected and surveillance activities to reduce the occurrence of the infection, the virus
continues to constitute threat to health of the individuals. Our findings suggest that it is necessary to
reappraise the need to intensify preventive measures in order to reduce the trend of HBV infections.
Key Words: Hepatitis B, HbsAg, Blood, Serum, Samples

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The trend of hepatitis B surface antigenimia among teaching hospital patients in Kano

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