The aim of the study was to investigate the importance of dogs, other domesticated animals and environmental characteristics as risk factors in the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). A retrospective survey of cases of human ACL in the last ten years and visits to homes in rural locations were carried out in the municipality of Arapongas (southern Brazil) from 2008 to 2010. ...

Emerging diseases are increasing in incidence; therefore, understanding how pathogens are introduced into new regions and cause epidemics is of importance for the development of strategies that may hinder their spread. We used molecular data to study how a vector-borne banana virus, Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), spread in Hawaii after it was first detected in 1989. Our analyses suggest that B...

The depth average module of NASIR finite volume solver was applied to study the tide induced currents in Khowr-e-Musa estuary. The model computes water level variation and velocity components in horizontal plane solving depth average continuity and momentum equations considering the hydrostatic pressure distribution. The software takes into account the bed and wall geometric complexities and re...

Human decision-making plays a critical and challenging role in the prevention control of public bads within socio-ecological systems. Farmers daily confront dilemmas regarding bad management, such as infectious diseases their crops. Their decisions interplay with multiple factors may create risk conditions which can occur (e.g., disease outbreak). This article presents an experimental board gam...

In-vitro proliferation of Musa balbisiana improves with increased vitamin concentration and dark culturingSsekiwoko F, Talengera D, Kiggundu A., Namutebi M.K, Karamura E, Kunert K

Olivier Manigart, Caroline Trotter, Helen Findlow, Abraham Assefa, Wude Mihret, Tesfaye Moti Demisse, Biruk Yeshitela, Isaac Osei, Abraham Hodgson, Stephen Laryea Quaye, Samba Sow, Mamadou Coulibaly, Kanny Diallo, Awa Traore, Jean-Marc Collard, Rahamatou Moustapha Boukary, Oumarou Djermakoye, 8 Ali Elhaji Mahamane, Jean-François Jusot, Cheikh Sokhna, Serge Alavo, Souleymane Doucoure, El Hadj Ba...