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During the past two years, a large quantity of research has been conducted in different countries with various populations to study the behavioural factors that explain when and why...

Highlights Short birth intervals or spacing influence stunting and wasting in children. Partially vaccinated children stand a higher risk of being stunted and wasted. Non-working...

Context Vaccination is one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health measures in the modern world and remains the main tool for primary prevention of communicable diseases. Yet, despite...

Heartwater, caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium (ER) , constitute a major threat to ruminant production in Africa, affecting mainly small ruminants. Although a commercial vaccine is available...

Brucellosis is a key zoonotic disease affecting the livelihoods of many poor resource people particularly Sub Saharan Africa. It’s constraining the health and productivity of livestock leading...