Browsing by Author ", Yagoob Garedaghi"

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    Evaluation of Ocimum bascilicum Oil and Diethyltoluamide Cream as Repellent Against Female Anopheles Mosquitoes in Sinnar State of Sudan (2022)
    (جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري, 2022-01-01) Shadia Ahmed M. Ibrahim; , Gawaher Gabl A. Ishag; , Mohamed Awn Elsharif Gasim; Halima Abd Elgader Alha; , Hafiz Hassan Shebeir Ahmed; , Yagoob Garedaghi; , Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed Hamad
    Abstract Introduction: Female Anopheles mosquitoes are the exclusive vectors of malaria parasites in Sudan, along with several metazoan parasites such as filarial worms and viruses. The sense of smell is one of the most important senses that mosquitoes use for long- range host-seeking. Carbon dioxide from the breath of humans and animals is a strong attractant of female mosquitoes. Methods: This correlational study was performed in Al-Qaddal Center for Malaria Research in Sinnar State, Sudan. In this study, individual volunteers were topically applied Ocimum bascilicum oil to test its repellency activity. O. bascilicum oil was tested at four different concentrations (30%, 50%, 70%, and 100% v/v), respectively. Results: Based on the obtained results, the oil exhibited the highest repellency activity at 100% concentration, and the average repellency rate was 100%. However, the lowest repellency activity was at 30% concentration, and the average repellency rate was 45%. Diethyltoluamide 13% (Soffell cream) was tested as a reference repellent cream and showed the same effect as O. bascilicum oil at 70% concentration, and the average repellency rate was 94%. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that O. bascilicum oil had high repellency activity against female Anopheles mosquitoes, and thus can be used as mosquito natural repellent.
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    Prevalence of Different Types of Malaria in Shendi, Sudan
    (جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري, 2021-12-30) Mohammed Esam. A. Aidaros; , Oshiak Ahmed Sharif; , Mubarak Al-hamodi; , Ghanem M. Mahjaf; Tibyan Abd Almajed Altaher; , Yagoob Garedaghi; Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed Hamad
    Abstract Introduction: This cross-sectional descriptive study aims to detect the incidence of different types of Malaria in Shendi, Sudan, during the period from November 2019 to February 2020. This study was conducted in Shendi, Sudan, which lies 150 km from the national capital of the Republic of Sudan, Khartoum. Methods: One hundred samples were taken, and the study was conducted in several hospitals in Shendi (Shendi teaching hospital, Almak Nimer hospital, and many laboratories in Shendi). This study examined different types of malaria parasite among the population of Shendi, taking into account the age, gender, residence. A rapid immunochromatographic test and blood film were used to diagnose the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum compared to the other types of Plasmodium. Results: On blood film test, 98% of already diagnosed cases of malaria by microscope were positive, and only 2% were negative; furthermore, 96 % of malaria cases were caused by P. falciparum, and only 2 % were caused by Plasmodium vivax. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the incidence of malaria was high in the study area. More than two-thirds of patients diagnosed with malaria in Shendi in 2019-2020 were young aged 15-30 years, and more than half of the cases were female. Blood film examination is the gold standard for malaria diagnosis. P. falciparum was responsible for 96% of cases, and the other species were much less common.