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Amoebiasis is an infection caused by a protozoan parasite called Entamoeba histolytica. In Zaria, the standard of sanitation is low; diarrhoea in children is high with corresponding morbidities and deaths. However, knowledge of the significance of this parasite in children, especially in the light of modern and more sensitive method of diagnosis is not sufficient. An immunoassay of E. histolytica in children aged 3-60 months was carried out using the TechLab E. histolytica II ELISA kit which is specific and sensitive for the parasite, as microscopy alone is no longer reliable. Out of 183...

Bancroftian filariasis (lymphatic filariasis) is a filarial infection in humans caused by a nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti and is transmitted by species of mosquito such as Anopheles, Culex, Aedes and Mansonia. It is also a chronically disabling parasitic infection causing elephantiasis, lymphoedema, and hydrocoele. The disease is considered as a major obstacle to economic development in endemic countries. It has been identified by the World Health Organization in 1995 as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability on infected individuals. However, there are now...

This volume is devoted to Asian American Literature between 1930 to 1965, a period of immense social, historical, and cultural transformations that continue to shape the conditions of our world. From the Great Depression to the Second World War to the Civil Rights Movement to landmark immigrations reforms, Asian American literature provides unique and insightful perspectives on these historical developments, all while creatively engaging with globally-dispersed decolonization movements. Each chapter, written a by leading figures in their fields, demonstrates how Asian American writing...