Publications by authors named "F Nyabadza"

Article Synopsis
  • - Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health issue, especially for cholera treatment, due to declining development of new antibiotics and the rise of drug-resistant strains.
  • - A mathematical model was developed that explores a strategy using two antibiotics to manage resistance, demonstrating stability and sensitivity in cholera cases through simulations.
  • - The study highlights the need for antibiotic stewardship and responsible use of existing antibiotics to combat multidrug-resistant cholera and urges policies that encourage the development of new treatments.
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Despite the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects remain a global challenge including the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. Knowledge of the COVID-19 dynamics and its potential trends amidst variations in COVID-19 vaccine coverage is therefore crucial for policy makers in the SSA region where vaccine uptake is generally lower than in high-income countries. Using a compartmental epidemiological model, this study aims to forecast the potential COVID-19 trends and determine how long a wave could be, taking into consideration the current vaccination rates.

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Ebola virus disease (EVD) is one of the most highly stigmatised diseases in any affected country because of the disease's high infectivity and case fatality rate. Infected individuals and most especially survivors are often stigmatised by their communities for fear of contagion. We propose and analyse a mathematical model to examine the impact of stigmatisation of Ebola survivors on the disease dynamics.

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In drug design, there are two major causes of drug failure in the clinic. First, the drug has to work, and second, the drug should be safe. Identifying compounds that work for certain ailments require enormous experimental time and, in general, is cost intensive.

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The management of HIV/AIDS has evolved ever since advent of the disease in the past three decades. Many countries have had to revise their policies as new information on the virus, and its transmission dynamics emerged. In this paper, we track the changes in Botswana's HIV/AIDS response and treatment policies using a piece-wise system of differential equations.

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