National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Enteroviruses infect people of all age groups, however, younger children are more affected and occasionally with permanent paralysis and neurological complications such as Brainstem Encephalitis (BE), Aseptic Meningitis (AM) and Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP). The viruses depend on the host’s physiological features, including age, sex, immune response and nutritional status. This study was carried out to know whether the healthy pregnant women silently shed Non-Polio Enteroviruses (NPEVs), because pregnant women are usually immunocompromised in nature. Therefore, rapid strip tests (cassettes) IgM antibody was used to screen human EV71 and CVA16 from serum samples. Out of sixty (60) blood samples collected from Kawo and Yusuf Dan Tsoho General Hospitals in Kaduna, Kaduna state, Nigeria, none of the samples was found positive for Enteroviruses (i.e. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and Coxachie virus A16 (CVA16). These cassettes (tests) demonstrated sensitivity of 88.5% (23/26) and specificity of 95.2% (177/186). Therefore, standard hygienic practice is required to prevent unforeseen Enterovirus diseases in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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