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Background: Human herpes virus-8, a 2-herpesvirus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi‘s sarcoma. Recently, there has been an increase in kaposi‘s sarcoma cases in Zambia with the seroprevalence reported to range from 20-48%. In a recent study, the incidence of paediatric KS at the University...

Introduction: Zambia has continuously reported high fertility rates. While influence of both underlying and proximate determinants is well documented in various studies worldwide, there’s a lack of information on their influence on fertility in Zambia. Therefore, this study was aimed at examining...

Caesarean section, an obstetric abdominal operation which allows for the delivery of an infant from the uterus poses a risk of infection to women. Most of these cases have been reported in developing countries such as Zambia. Patient records at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka show a...

Groundnuts, one of the most susceptible crops to aflatoxin (AF) contamination, are widely produced and consumed in Zambia. Previous studies have reported high levels of AFs in groundnuts produced in Zambia. However, there has been no study on the levels of AFs in groundnuts sold in different...

INTRODUCTION :Ionizing radiation is the largest contributor to human exposure from manmade sources of radiation. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are routinely carried out in Zambia and patients are allowed home without measurement of the remaining amount of tracer in the body....

Marburgvirus and Ebolavirus are among the most virulent pathogens for humans and non-human primates (NHPs) causing outbreaks of fulminant hemorrhagic fever. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outbreaks caused by Marburgvirus have occurred exclusively in Oriental Province. This region...

Aflatoxin B1 negatively affects broiler performance and is also a public health hazard as it has been associated with cancer in humans. Several methods have been suggested for minimizing effects of aflatoxin B1 contamination including use of anti-oxidizing agents such as vitamin A. This study was...

Zambia has soils with low plant available nutrients due to leaching, depletion of organic matter and acidification. One way of addressing this situation is by the application of organic materials such as aqueous neem leaf extract. No known documented research has been conducted in Zambia to...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common complication and leading cause of death in people living with HIV infection. In Rwanda, TB is the main opportunistic infection and it is the leading cause of death in HIV infected patients (Rwanda Ministry of Health, 2005). Whereas some literature have shown that the...

Dambos are depressions that are waterlogged and grass covered and these are surrounded by savanna woodland. In Zambia, there is no clear legislation on the protection, conservation and management of wetlands including dambos. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the physical...