Recently added articles from Journal of Health Population and Nutrition:
An outbreak of cholera associated with an unprotected well in Parbatia, Orissa, Eastern India.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Cholera is an infectious, acute watery diarrhoea caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 and O139 (1,2). V. cholerae produces a toxin that stimulates the secretion of water and electrolytes in the intestinal tract. Patients with cholera may suffer from acute watery ...
Bell's Palsy as a possible complication of hepatitis B vaccination in a child.(CASE STUDY)(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Bell's Palsy is the sudden onset of unilateral temporary paralysis of facial muscles, resulting from seventh cranial nerve dysfunction. Bell's Palsy has a frequency of 20/100,000 individuals per year, and a recurrence rate of 9% of cases. Although Bell's Palsy is a ...
Demographic and health-related risk factors of subclinical vitamin A deficiency in Ethiopia.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION The far-reaching health consequence of vitamin A deficiency is well-substantiated by numerous well-designed scientific studies (1,2). Meta-analysis of a number of trials has clearly demonstrated that as much as 23% reduction in mortality of children could be ...
Food safety: pathogen transmission routes, hygiene practices and prevention.(EDITORIAL)(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Improvements in food safety require initiatives that address risks identified along the 'farm-to-fork continuum'. Two papers in this issue of the Journal look at opposite ends of this continuum; an article by Akoachere et al. examines a common foodborne pathogen (Salmonella Typhimurium) in ...
Effect of prenatal zinc supplementation on birthweight.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Analysis of birthweight data collected from major hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana showed that the incidence of low birthweight (LBW) ranged from 15.0% to 29.1% (1). Birthweight has a significant influence on the growth and development of a child (2-5) ....