BACKGROUND Campylobacter spp. are among the global causes of food poisoning and harbour virulence and resistance genes which play a role in invasion and antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to detect selected resistance ...

Background Herbal remedies are complex mixtures of plant extracts and natural products. Their adoption for therapeutic purposes dates back to ancient times. Despite the acceptance of these herbal remedies, there is still ...

Background: Emerging and re-emerging arboviral infections are increasing global public health concerns due to their rapid geographical spread and burden. In the East African region, knowledge of the diversity and distribution ...

Background Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic metabolic disorder in sub-Saharan Africa which is characterized by high blood glucose levels. The prevalence of this disorder in Africa is closely related to diet. Most ...

Background Tuberculosis drug resistance remains a global, regional as well as a national public health concern, and is driven by point mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome. However, their frequencies vary ...

Background Floods make up 12 % of all natural hazards that occur yearly in Cameroon. The city of Limbe has been experiencing floods since 1999 due to rapid economic and population growth. This study sought to determine ...

Background In times of a disease pandemic, people's compliance with preventive measures is affected by their knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards the disease. This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, ...

BACKGROUND Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 6.1 implies that both rural and urban (RU) households have access to “safely managed drinking water services” by 2030. Hence, this study assessed households' ...