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Introduction Food hygiene practices is a subject of wide scope and it is a broad term used to describe the preservation and preparation of foods in a manner that ensures the food is safe for human consumption. Food hygiene deals with the prevention of contamination of food stuffs at all stages of production, collection, transportation, storage, preparation, sale and consumption. Food borne illness is defined as a disease, usually eith […]
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Microbial evaluation of twenty samples of raw milk from a diary farm (Emene fulani cattle rearers) was carried out using five method: viz direct microcopies count nutrient agar count, Blood agar count, Mac conkey agar count (celiforms only) and Acid fast bacilli staring was done to assay for the presence of the Tubercle bacillus. The bacterial was were as follows: direct microscopic counts ranged from 9.0x 105 to 9.5 x 107 counts on Nu […]
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This study aimed to investigate the causes and effects of cholera during the rainy season in Benin City. Seven research questions were formulated, and a survey was conducted among one hundred and fifty (150) respondents to collect data. The findings indicated several key factors: inadequate environmental sanitation contributes to cholera outbreaks, handwashing before eating helps prevent cholera, consuming and coming into contact with […]