Medical & Health Sciences

Acceptance rate and risk perception towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Botswana

Abstract: The COVID-19 disease burden continues to be high worldwide and vaccines

Suicidal ligature strangulation utilizing doubled cable ties - A case report

Abstract: The Botswana Police Pathology unit records show that a total of 368 cas

Synthesis of mixed ligand ruthenium (II/III) complexes and their antibacterial evaluation on drug-resistant bacterial organisms

Abstract: The potential antimicrobial properties of a tridentate polypyridyl liga

Optimal control strategy for TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection model in the presence of behaviour modification

Abstract: A mathematical model for a transmission of TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection tha

Effect of innate and adaptive immune mechanisms on treatment regimens in an AIDS- related Kaposi's Sarcoma model

Abstract: Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is the most common AIDS-defining cancer, even as HI

Analysis of the mitigation strategies for COVID-19: from mathematical modelling perspective

Abstract: In this article, a mathematical model for the transmission of COVID-19

Modelling Covid-19 mitigation and control strategies in the presence of migration and vaccination: the case of South Africa

Abstract: The novel coronavirus disease has ravaged many health systems around th

COVID-19 changing the face of the world. Can sub-Sahara Africa cope?

Abstract: We formulate a mathematical model for the spread of the coronavirus whi

Antibacterial and antioxidant potential of Albizia anthelmintica as a medicinal plant on pathogenic veterinary isolates

Abstract: Albizia anthelmintica is a medicinal plant belonging to the Fabaceae fa

Age structured mixture model for early COVID-19 spread: a Zimbabwean risk factor analysis

Abstract: Unique severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVI

Myrothamnus flabellifolius attenuates streptozotocin-high energy diet-induced type 2 diabetes in male sprague dawley rats

Abstract: Several medicinal plants have anti-diabetic properties and can be consi

The complete mitogenome of the fairy shrimp Streptocephalus cafer (Lovén, 1847) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from an ephemeral pond in Botswana, southern Africa

Abstract: Fairy shrimps (Anostraca) constitute an important component of seasonal

Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic review

Abstract: Aims: To identify virtual healthcare services and digital health techno

Hygiene Risk and the Virtual Handshake: A Case of the Biometric Identification Machine

Abstract: This study was carried out to assess hand hygiene practices in the cont

Mixed layer sub-tropical clayey soil-AMD percolation: analysis of permeation limits and breakthrough patterns

Abstract: The increasing population growth, depletion of natural recourses from m

Performance evaluation of waste stabilisation ponds

Abstract: Waste stabilisation pond system has been used more especially in develo

Accumulation of heavy metals and bacteriological indicators in spinach irrigated with further treated secondary wastewater

Abstract: Shortage of water for agriculture has resulted in the need to explore t

The Plight of policy and Legislation on Health care Provision in Uganda: Case of Maternal Health Care

Uganda practices what is called legal pluralism. Where more than one type of law

Exploring Maternal Biomarkers and Risk Factors in Preeclampsia: Insights from a Ghanaian Case-control Study

Aims: The involvement of maternal sociodemographic, obstetric, clinical, anthropo

Larvicidal activity of Neem oil and three plant essential oils from Senegal against Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the insecticide, larvicidal and repellent activi

Modelling and manipulation of aphid-mediated spread of non-persistently transmitted viruses (#65057)

Abstract: Aphids vector many plant viruses in a non-persistent manner i.e., virus

Endophytic Colonization of Onions Induces Resistance Against Viruliferous Thrips and Virus Replication

Abstract: In agricultural ecosystems, insect pests, pathogens, weather patterns,

First report of field population of Trioza erytreae carrying the Huanglongbing associated pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, in Ethiopia. (#65021)

Abstract: Citrus greening is a serious disease of Citrus sp. and has been associa

Endophytic fungi protect tomato and nightshade plants against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) through a hidden friendship and cryptic battle.

Abstract: Endophytic fungi live within plant tissues without causing any harm to

Microbiome diversity in Diaphorina citri populations from Kenya and Tanzania shows links to China

Abstract: The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) is a key pest of Citrus spp

Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in foliar-treated Citrus limon plants acting as a growth suppressor to three successive generations of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae).

Abstract: Entomopathogenic fungi are commonly applied as inundative sprays to pro

First report of field population of Trioza erytreae carrying the huanglongbing-associated pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, in Ethiopia.

Abstract: African citrus greening is a destructive disease of citrus that has bee

Modelling and manipulation of aphid-mediated spread of non-persistently transmitted viruses☆

Abstract: Aphids vector many plant viruses in a non-persistent manner i.e., virus

Fungal Endophyte Communities of Crucifer Crops Are Seasonally Dynamic and Structured by Plant Identity, Plant Tissue and Environmental Factors

Abstract: Endophytic fungi are important in diverse plant functions but knowledge

Potato cyst nematodes: A new threat to potato production in East Africa

Abstract: Potato cyst nematodes (PCN), such as Globodera rostochiensis and Globod