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Although there are many diagnostic and detection platforms for detection of various bacteria, these often require large elaborate procedures and well trained experts to execute. The turnaround time for results can sometimes be long. The development of portable and low power devices integrated...

John Cunningham virus (JC virus) is a polyomavirus that causes Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) a debilitating and often fatal disease of the central nervous system. JC virus is ubiquitous, approximately 50% of adults globally have antibodies against the virus and about 30%...

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) causes severe economic production losses in humans due to loss of man power and death. In Zambia most of the studies that have been done have focused on analysing the parasite while none have been conducted to establish the economic consequences of the burden...

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure patients experience mild, moderate to severe pulmonary dysfunction demonstrated in alterations of FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio. About 50% of severe heart failure patients have restrictive lung disease resulting in dyspnea, exercise intolerance and poor quality of...

Crop rotation is known to affect the physical, chemical and biological soil properties. This farming system has shown to be effective at reducing the farmers’ costs while increasing the yields in the long run and improving the fertility of their land. This study investigated selected crop...

This study was set in five secondary schools in Choma District of Southern Province of Zambia. The study sought to explore the benefits of workplace counseling secondary schools. Participating schools included four co-education schools and one single sex school which comprised two grant aided...

Ternary systems comprising of poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT):(6,6)-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and varying amounts of squarylium dye III (SQ3) were prepared and deposited by spin coating to obtain nano-size thin films. The films produced were subsequently annealed at 140 C for 10...

An epidemiological and molecular characterization study of cassava mosaic disease was carried out in four cassava growing Provinces of Zambia in 2013. The objectives of the study were to determine the incidence and severity of Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in the study areas; to determine...

Cryptosporidium is an intracellular zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, a diarrhoeal disease of humans and domestic animals. The parasite has been reported in a variety of domestic animals including dogs. Several species of Cryptosporidium infecting animals have also been...

Striga asiatica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal grasses that causes grain yield losses in susceptible maize genotypes in Southern Africa. The development of host plant resistance is one of the most practical Striga control strategies. A study was carried out to identify genotypes...