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Alectra vogelii (benth) is a parasitic weed which causes significant yield reduction in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp) in Tanzania. The objective of this study was to (i) identify the type of gene action controlling the trait for resistance to Alectra vogelii in cowpeas and its heritability (ii)...

The overlap in grazing pastures and water points at the wildlife-livestock interface area among different wildlife species and livestock have been recognised as “hot” spots for disease transmission. It is a major driver for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) occurrence in the Kafue flats. To investigate...

Clinical teaching is an active process that occurs in a variety of socio-cultural contexts and is one of the most important components in the training of nursing students. Registered Nurses play an important role in teaching and learning of student nurses. In Malawi, one of the roles of...

Basic infection control measures in any health care institution can reduce the rates of hospital acquired infections. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of Nurses and Student Nurses on determinants of post operative wound infection and Infection Prevention practices at...

Studies have suggested that Sub-Sahara Africans are prone to HIV-related renal dysfunction. A study done in Zambia showed increased deaths among HIV/AIDS patients who had renal dysfunction. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) one of the first line antiretroviral drugs in Zambia, has been...

The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness, which is often fatal. Despite improved control measures, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) remains a public health concern in endemic areas as well as in unaffected areas. Ecological niche-mapping places Zambia within the ecological niche of filovirus...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous virus that infects more than 90% of the world‘s population, and is implicated in the initiation and progression of lymphomas. In Zambia lymphomas are among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in both men and women. However, the diagnosis of lymphomas...

Salmonellaenterica species are important food-borne pathogens that cause gastroenteritis and enteric fever, and are responsible for a huge global burden of morbidity and mortality. In addition, Salmonellaenterica has been associated with multiple drug resistance and this complicates disease...

This study was aimed at determining the strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) present in Zambia causing disease in vaccinated broiler flocks. Despite routine vaccinations with appropriate IBDV vaccines, which is a control strategy of infectious bursal disease (IBD), many poultry farms...

Plague is a zoonotic disease, endemic throughout the world except Australia and Antarctica. The disease is highly infectious in humans. The causative agent is a gram-negative bacterium, Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) which, primarily infects a wide range of rodents and is transmitted via flea...