A retrospective study of dog bite occurrence and anti-rabies vaccination of dogs in a State Veterinary Hospital in Ogoja, Cross River State, Nigeria.

Rabies is one of the world's major zoonoses. Controlling rabies continues to pose a major public health challenge. The issues surrounding dog bites and the vaccination of dogs against rabies are important to consider in implementing programmes to control the spread of rabies.

Antifertility activity of aqueous ethanolic leaf extract of Spondias mombin (Anacardiaceae) in rats.

Background: Despite the availability of modern (orthodox) medicine, many developing countries, especially in the rural areas, still rely heavily on traditional healers and medicinal plants to meet their primary health care needs and that of their domestic animals. This has been attributed to easy accessibility and low cost of herbal medicine. In Eastern Nigeria, fresh leaves of Spondias mombin is widely used by the natives to aid delivery and to expel the placenta in small ruminants (sheep and goats), especially during difficult labour.