Fungal species and their mycotoxins are the most predorminant contaminants of dried agricultural products in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the main species of fungi that can synthesize mycotoxins are Aspergillus, Fusarium ...

Abstract Background Babesia bovis is the causal agent of Asiatic redwater, transmitted by the pandemic tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Disease control may target ...

Although South African consumers are reflecting increased green purchasing intentions, the factors that will lead to their intended behaviour to select green hotels have yet to be researched. Accordingly, the research ...

Restriction endonucleases are a group of enzymes that cleave DNA at or around specific sequences, which are typically palindromic. A fosmid library was constructed from a metagenome isolated from soil from the Kogelberg ...

South Africa ranks high among the developing countries with income inequality and household food insecurity is a major concern in the country. The overall objective of the study was to investigate access and practices, ...

Corridor disease is an economically important tick-borne disease of cattle in southern Africa. The disease is caused by Theileria parva and transmitted by the vectors, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis. There ...

Background: Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease causing detrimental health effects on the domestic dogs with huge economic impact on the owners. The most complicated form of canine babesiosis is caused by a pathogenic ...

Foodborne diseases are a major challenge to school feeding programmes because inadequate food safety knowledge and skills of staff can result in unsafe food handling practices and cross-contamination, thus causing foodborne ...

The Russian wheat aphid (RWA) (Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) is one of the important insect pests of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and other grasses. To date, there are four RWA biotypes identified ...

Food handlers working in school feeding programmes can play an important role in the prevention of outbreaks of foodborne diseases in schools. This research aims to investigate the food safety knowledge and awareness of ...