Journal of Public Health and Diseases

Insecticides are highly effective when optimally implemented and crop damage from insect pest infestations and diseases transmitted by insect vectors often result in serious consequences, warranting the need to use insecticides.  The main strategy for the elimination of insect vectors is the use of chemical insecticides. Since its discovery, chemical... Continue here

Monitoring and understanding the trend and dynamics of insecticide resistance are key to devising efficient control strategies. This study was carried out to investigate the resistance status of Anopheles gambiae sl mosquitoes in Lafia, Nasarawa State Nigeria to three pyrethroid (deltamethrin, Alphacypermethrin and permethrin) with concentration of 12.5... Continue here

Onchocerciasis is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. The rate of spread of tropical diseases to higher altitudes is on the increase, due to climate change and global warming. This is why this research was conducted to determine knowledge, attitude and perception of those suffering from human onchocerciasis in reported endemic communities of... Continue here