Background: Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease causing detrimental health effects on the domestic dogs with huge economic impact on the owners. The most complicated form of canine babesiosis is caused by a pathogenic ...
Inhibition of in vitro mycelial growth against six mycotoxigenic fungal pathogens in vitro of six medicinal plants leaves extracts to check potential of anti-mycotoxigenic activity . Organic extract from Strychnos mitis ...
Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in the world, with the incidence and associated mortality increasing. It is associated with high levels of blood sugar and inadequate regulation of blood sugar imposes ...
Food-borne diseases (FBD) are a main concern globally, around 250 different FBD having been described to date and bacteria contributing to two third of FBD outbreaks. Among the leading bacteria involved in FBD are Salmonella ...
Infectious diarrhoea is the second largest single cause of mortality in children under the age of five globally. Bacteria are responsible for most diarrhoeal episodes especially in developing countries, and progressive ...
The anti-inflammatory properties of four medicinal plants were investigated. These plant extracts were subjected to screening for their possible effects as antioxidative, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory agents. In the ...
South Africa ranks high among the developing countries with income inequality and household food insecurity is a major concern in the country. The overall objective of the study was to investigate access and practices, ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the undergraduate biology practical instructions and the level of competence of undergraduate biology students in practical laboratory skills in some Ethiopian universities using ...
Background: Neonates born with low birth weight or preterm are at an increased risk of long-term adverse health outcomes. Research studies on the association of fish consumption during pregnancy and birth outcomes, have ...
Sorghum crop has become attractive to breeders due to its drought tolerance, and many uses
including a human food source, animal feed, industrial fibre and bioenergy crop. Sorghum,
like any other plant, is a host to a ...
African clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) are the most widely distributed otter species in Africa, and they occur in a wide variety of habitats. Despite their extensive distribution there is a paucity in knowledge on their ...
Advances in the clothing sector began from the 1980s when a three dimensional (3-D) full-body scanner was developed to obtain anthropometric body measurement data accurately, quickly and non-intrusively. However, sizing ...
Sweet potato is a popular food security crop in South Africa and has a considerable commercial value. Fusarium wilt (FW), caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum formae speciales (f. sp.) batatas, has been reported ...
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop that provides over 20% of
the global calorie intake. With the world population constantly growing, yield production
must increase to meet food demands. Wheat ...
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi. Aflatoxins and fumonisins are among the most toxic mycotoxins. They are a significant risk factor for a cocktail of chronic health conditions including ...
Microbial resistance to their respective treatment methods of microorganisms has become a major problem in the public health sector. Both Candida and Mycobacterium species have been noted as multi-drug resistant species ...
Fruit and vegetables are often spoilt during storage, handling and transportation due to microorganisms. The common spoilage causes are fungi within the order Mucorales, the largest order of the class Zygomycetes. Such ...
This study assessed the mycological and aflatoxin contamination of peanuts collected from Kinshasa, DRC and Pretoria, South Africa. Forty peanut samples were collected randomly at informal markets in the two cities and ...
The potential for private sector healthcare business in Africa has been forecasted to reach $35 billion by 2016, with South Africa being regarded as the most industrially advanced country on the continent. South Africa’s ...