Haematological aberrations associated with human infective trypanosomes were investigated in the vervet monkey model of the Rhodesian sleeping sickness. Four monkeys were infected intravenously with 104 Trypanosoma brucei ...

One of the important bottle-necks in production of microalgae based biodiesel is the lack of an efficient method for harvesting of micro algae from the culture medium. In this study, the electroflocculation ...

African indigenous vegetables planted along Nairobi Rivers are suspected to absorb metals from industrial and domestic effluent. Ten (10) of the commonest vegetables in Kenyan markets grown along these rivers ...

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) benefits from a lot of useful medicinal properties. Iran is known as one of the main producers of fennel. In spite of high medicinal values, fennel’s cultivation is not economically ...

Introduction: Cholera is a disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera and has been an important public health problem since its first pandemic in 1817. Kenya has had numerous outbreaks of cholera ever since it was ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections have a global prevalence with devastating morbidity and massive mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa being the worst hit. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of TB-HIV ...

Background—Hormonal contraceptives are used widely but their effects on HIV-1 risk are unclear. Methods—We followed 3790 heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples from seven African countries participating in two ...

Worldwide distribution of the Date Palm Hopper (DPH) , Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin along with intensive regional chemical and cultural practices to control this pest provide a basis for development ...

Rural cooperatives, as a small member - owned organizations, are the potential to facilitate socio - economic development in rural areas. Despite this fact, in Iran and many other developing ...