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Malaria remains one of the treatable and preventable infectious diseases, and yet still claims more than 660,000 lives every year worldwide. Malaria diagnosis in some health facilities is based on falciparum rapid diagnostic test and hence missed the other species. Furthermore, there is no data...

To determine the prevalence of Taenia solium and soil-transmitted helminth (STHs) in rural communities of Monze district of Southern Province of Zambia, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 11 villages in pigs and in five villages in humans. To detect T. solium infections in pigs, tongue...

Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the effects of PTB as a co-morbid condition in HIV+ adults on neurocognitive functions.Rationale: The study will help in understanding the impact and effects of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) on the HIV+ Zambian adults and how far it affects the...

Soyabean, Glycine max.L, is the most important oil crop in the Temperate and Sub-tropical regions. The grain consists of twenty percent oil, which makes it the most important crop for producing edible oil. Soyabean is sensitive to high levels of aluminium in the soil, a situation which limits its...

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an economically and highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed domestic and wild animals. Although adult animals generally recover, the morbidity rate is high in naïve populations, and significant pain occurs in other species. A cross sectional...

Zambia has a number of cowpea germplasm which are high yielding and contain antioxidants which are useful for preventing a lot of health problems i.e. Heart attack, Hypertension, Obesity and Cancer. Unfortunately the production suitability of these germplasm in the different areas of the country...

Aims: Nutrition is an important aspect of life. It has been established in literature that there exists a relationship between nutritional status (either good or poor) and cognitive functioning. Most of the studies in literature are focused on children and adults. Most studies have reported that...

Maize (Zea mays L) is an important multi-purpose staple cereal crop in Zambia.More than 70% of people derive their livelihood from agriculture of which maize production is the major enterprise. Maize production is affected by biotic and abiotic stresses. Most varieties developed in the Zambian...

The aim of the study was to assess the level of cervical cancer awareness and Pap smear uptake among the women aged 18 years and above in Livingstone District. The specific objectives were to assess cervical cancer awareness among women above 18 years old; assess the level of utilization of the...

Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the...