Purpose: Inadequate sanitation is a major factor that causes diarrhea in school-aged children, this leads to a number of health problems, including stunted growth, diarrheal illness and even death. The main objective of ...

Background: Infections with intestinal parasites are a major public health problem in children in developing countries like Kenya. School going children are considered at most risk and are included in school-based de-worming ...

Purpose: According to WHO, a third of women experience mistreatment during childbirth and this affect their health outcomes. Patient rights are essential for promoting quality healthcare. However, awareness of these rights, ...

Background: Ticks are ecto-parasites of domestic animals, rodents, and wildlife living for periods at a time on one or more vertebrate hosts. They are important vectors of viral, bacterial, or parasitic diseases in livestock ...

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic underscored the global need for reliable diagnostic tools with quick turnaround time for effective patient management and mitigation of virus spread. This study ...

Background Biomphalaria pfeifferi, a predominantly self-fertilizing freshwater snail, is the world’s most important intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, one of the causative agents of schistosomiasis, a neglected ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) management in sub-Saharan Africa relies on transfusion, whose safety is compromised by a lack of extended blood group matching beyond ABO and Rhesus D antigens, and the absence of routine alloantibody ...

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where diagnostic and surveillance capacities are limited. Enterobacterales significantly contribute to ...

Emerging tick-borne viruses of medical and veterinary importance are increasingly being reported globally. This resurgence emphasizes the need for sustained surveillance to provide insights into tick-borne viral diversity ...

Background: Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) is a serious disease caused by species of the parasitic protists Leishmania. It can affect humans living in parts of the tropics and sub-tropics and is transmitted by Phlebotomus ...