Dr. Abdulhamid Ahmed
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Dr. Abdulhamid Ahmed

Senior Lecturer
Umaru Musa Yar`adua University, Nigeria

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Parasitology from University of Malaya, Malaysia

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Biography

Dr. Abdulhamid Ahmed is currently working as Senior Lecturer at Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Nigeria. He has completed his Ph.D. in Parasitology from same University. His main area of interest related to Biomedical Sciences, and Medical Parasitology. His area of expertise includes Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Parasite Ecology, Epidemiology, Nutrition Studies, Public Health significance of parasites, and General Parasitology. He is author and co-author of 18 journal papers.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Parasitology
62%
Biostatistics
90%
Epidemiology
75%
Nutrition
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
9
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Dawaki, S., H.M. Al-Mekhlafi, I. Ithoi, J. Ibrahim and W.M. Atroosh et al., 2016. Is Nigeria winning the battle against malaria? Prevalence, risk factors and KAP assessment among Hausa communities in Kano State. Malaria J., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12936-016-1394-3.
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  2. Dawaki, S., H.M. Al-Mekhlafi, I. Ithoi, J. Ibrahim and A.M. Abdulsalam et al., 2016. Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among Hausa communities in Kano State, Nigeria. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo, Vol. 58. 10.1590/S1678-9946201658054.
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  3. Liadi, Y.M., U. Shamsuddeen and A. Ahmed, 2015. Microbial assessment of coliforms from different water sources in Dutsin-ma town, Katsina state, Nigeria. Katsina J. Nat. Applied Sci., 4: 195-202.
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  4. Ahmed, A. and A. Mujittapha, 2015. Prevalence of parasite eggs and cysts on the Naira notes in Katsina Metropolis. Katsina J. Nat. Applied Sci., 4 : 61-69.
  5. Dawaki, S., H.M. Al-Mekhlafi, I. Ithoi, J. Ibrahim and A.M. Abdulsalam et al., 2015. The menace of schistosomiasis in Nigeria: Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding schistosomiasis among rural communities in Kano State. PLoS One, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0143667.
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  6. Lawal, I. and A. Ahmed, 2014. Physico-chemical parameters in relation to fish abundance in Daberam Reservoir, Katsina State, Nigeria. Entomol. Appl. Sci. Lett., 1: 43-48.
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  7. Ahmed, A., H.M. Al-Mekhlafi, M.N. Azam, I. Ithoi and A.H. Al-Adhroey et al., 2012. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a critical but neglected factor influencing school participation of Aboriginal children in rural Malaysia. Parasitol., 139: 802-808.
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  8. Abdulsalam, A.M., I. Ithoi, H.M. Al-Mekhlafi, A. Ahmed and J. Surin et al., 2012. Drinking water is a significant predictor of Blastocystis infection among rural Malaysian primary schoolchildren. Parasitol., 139: 1014-1020.
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  9. Ahmed, A., H.M. Al-Mekhlai and J. Surin, 2011. Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 42: 527-538.
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