The fifth and sixth authors’ names are spelled incorrectly. These two authors’ names are combined into one name. The correct spelling of the fifth author’s name is Dawn M. Roellig, and the correct spelling for the sixth author’s name is Anthony Collins. The author affiliation for Dawn M. Roellig is #2, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control an...

Correspondence to: Dr H.I. Okolie Department of Medicine Federal Medical Centre, Gombe. E-mail [email protected] INTRODUCTION Different physical activities produce different cardiovascular responses and consequences. Sedentary and unfit normotensive individuals have increased risk of developing High Blood Pressure (HBP) and Coronary Artery Disease, when compared with their more active and fi...

Aims: This study aimed at identifying climatic zones over Nigeria.
 Duration of Study: Daily air temperature data for the 36 states and FCT in Nigeria were obtained from National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) period thirty-seven (37) years (1984-2020).
 Method: Several hierarchical clustering procedures–single linkages, complete linkage, average distance within clusters, betw...

Domesticated animals are an important source of pathogens to endangered wildlife populations, especially when anthropogenic activities increase their overlap with humans and wildlife. Recent work in Tanzania reports the introduction of Cryptosporidium into wild chimpanzee populations and the increased risk of ape mortality associated with SIVcpz-Cryptosporidium co-infection. Here we describe th...

Introduction The impacts of watershed deforestation on lacustrine environments can dramatically affect the productivity of the littoral zone and strongly influence sedimentation rates. Many watersheds flowing into Lake Tanganyika (3°18’8°47’S, 29°05’ 31°18’E) from northern Kigoma region, Tanzania are currently experiencing the effects of deforestation to accommodate high human population densit...