Publications by authors named "A G Ambali"

The type 2 diabetes mellitus is considering as metabolic disorder, the unfavourable long-term outcomes and closely associated with chronic inflammation. The present study investigated to explore the association of interleukin-6 and uric acid in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. Newly diagnosed CAD patients with T2DM (100) and T2DM and CAD patients after 5 years (100) underwent detailed anthropometric, demographic, biochemical and experimental characterization.

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  • The study highlights that Africa and Asia face the highest rates of bovine and human tuberculosis (TB), with TB being the second leading infectious killer after SARSCOV-2.
  • Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study in Maiduguri, Nigeria, analyzing samples from cattle and humans to determine the prevalence of TB and its strains.
  • Findings revealed a 32.5% prevalence of bovine TB in cattle, with a notable higher rate in Damboa LGA, while human sputum samples showed a 3.7% prevalence in abattoir workers and 12.2% in hospital patients, with specific strains identified through spoligotyping.
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The aged population is increasing so are the business opportunities. Though there are lot of opportunities for the under privileged, it is the skill-based job that is taking a back seat. Apart from health issues that restricts their participation, there is gross difference among urban and rural aged.

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Introduction: Non-typhoidal Salmonella are major foodborne pathogens causing serious challenges to public health and food safety worldwide. This study aimed to determine the resistance, virulence genes, sequence type, using multi-locus sequence typing, plasmids and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Nigeria (S.

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Sub-Saharan Africa, which has a population of more than 1 billion people, carries 24% of the global burden of disease and spends the least on health care of any region, relying heavily on international development assistance to deliver health care for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. The demographic and epidemiological transitions occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, with rising prevalences of obesity and diabetes, enhance the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet this remains an unrecognised complication of metabolic syndrome. There are no guidance documents on NAFLD from sub-Saharan Africa, and non-communicable disease (NCD) guidance documents do not include the associated burden of fatty liver disease.

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