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A Study of Bacteriological Quality of Street-Hawked Milk in Ilesha Metroplolis, Osun State, Nigeria

Okunye, O L; Idowu, P A; Okanlawan, B M; Ojieabu, W A; Coker, E M.

African Journal of Health Sciences; 34 (4), 2021

Milk, a nutrient-rich liquid food produced in the mammary glands of mammals, contains low bacterial counts when it leaves the udder, but it may get contaminated from the environment, exterior of udder, water, soil, milkers’ hands and utensils. Contamination can serve as a source of spread of certain...

Bacteriological Techniques, Ill-Housed Persons, Milk Sickness, Cities, Nigeria

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Opportunities and challenges for cost-efficient implementation of new point-of-care diagnostics for hiv and tuberculosis

Stakeholders agree that supporting high-quality diagnostics is essential if we are to continue to make strides in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis. Despite the need to strengthen existing laboratory infrastructure, which includes expanding and developing new laborator...