COLOMBO M. M.

Coconut is one of the main cash crop in Mozambique, which occupied the second position after Tanzania in coconut production in Africa. Coconut production was drastically affected by the occurrence of a devastating Coconut Lethal Yellowing Disease (CLYD) epidemics, which reduced significantly the coconut yields. CLYD symptoms triggered upon...

Cholera is still a major public health concern in many African countries. In Angola, after a decade of absence, cholera reemerged in 1987, spreading throughout the country until 1996, with outbreaks recurring in a seasonal pattern. In 2006 Angola was hit by one of the most severe outbreaks of the last decade, with ca. 240,000 cases reported. We...