Those of us who have long been involved in research concerning health problems in developing countries can look back with a sense of satisfaction on the progress made. Advocacy efforts have put the issue on the global agenda; we need to continue to advocate for increased investment and for further strengthening of the capacity that already exists in many developing countries. At the same time, ...

Parasitic weeds are a major threat to food security in Africa and control measures mostly done by smallholder farmers not effective eradicating the parasites. This results yield loss up 100%. comprise Alectra vogelii, Striga spp., Orobanche Rafflesia Phoradendron spp. attachment is successful when three necessary conditions have been fulfilled namely compatible host, suitable environment, paras...

The status of a search for the pair production of the lightest chargino and second lightest neutralino states of the minimal supersymmetric model is presented. We have searched for four tri-lepton final states: eee, eeμ, eμμ, and μμμ, all with missing transverse energy.

Because little is known about the ecology of influenza viruses in camels, 460 nasal swab specimens were collected from healthy (no overt illness) Bactrian camels in Mongolia during 2012. One specimen was positive for influenza A virus (A/camel/Mongolia/335/2012[H3N8]), which is phylogenetically related to equine influenza A(H3N8) viruses and probably represents natural horse-to-camel transmission.

International rabies networks have been formed in many of the canine-rabies endemic regions around the world to create unified and directed regional approaches towards elimination. The aim of the first sub-regional Eastern Africa rabies network meeting, which included Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda, was to discuss how individual country strategies could be coordinated to address ...

In summary, the SGR continues to hang like Damocles sword over physicians. To understand health care needs, we need to separate basic health care needs from economic mandates, and health insurance from health care coverage. The SGR flux represents another meaningful uncertainty to this health care conundrum.