Browsing Veterinary Medicine by Title
Now showing items 71-87 of 87
-
Relationship of human and animal tuberculosis in the interface areas of the National parks of the Kafue Basin in Zambia
(2012-09-05)Tuberculosis is a disease of worldwide public health and economic importance. In Zambia the disease has been consistently reported in the Kafue Basin without a clear understanding of transmission dynamics in the ... -
Risk factors and Alleles of extended spectrum Beta-Lactamase(ESBL) producing Escherichia coli at the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2015)The limitation of antibacterial treatment options imposed by the emergence of bacterial resistant organisms calls for the correct identification of the genes involved in mediating resistance. In this study, antimicrobial ... -
Risk mapping and ECO-Anthropological assessment of anthrax in the upper Zambezi Basin
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Anthrax is an acute and invariably fatal zoonotic disease affecting multi-species and caused by a bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. In Zambia, anthrax has emerged as a serious ecosystem disease resulting in mortalities across ... -
A semi-quantitative human exposure assessment to taenia saginata infection through beef consumption in Windhoek, Namibia.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)Human taeniasis is an internal parasitic disease associated with the handling, preparing, and consuming infected beef or pork with viable cysts. However, the association between exposures to infections and causal factors ... -
Sero-prevalence and risk factors of foot and mouth disease in Goats in Ngamiland and North East Districts of Botswana
(2014-02-04)Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an economically and highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed domestic and wild animals. Although adult animals generally recover, the morbidity rate is high in naïve ... -
Seroprevalence and characterization of Brucella SPP. isolated from humans and cattle in Southern and Western provinces of Zambia..
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Brucellosis is one of the top seven neglected zoonoses endemic in livestock and humans in developing countries including Zambia. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2017 and August 2021 in Zambia in the ... -
Seroprevalence and risk factors of Bovine Brucellosis in Dairy and Traditional Cattle Herds in Kabaha District of Tanzania
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial zoonotic disease that affects domestic animals, wildlife, humans and marine mammals. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and ... -
Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in individuals attending Chipokotamayamba Clinic in Ndola, Zambia
(2015-04-13)Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It is estimated to infect a third of the world’s population although the majority of the infections are largely asymptomatic. In HIV/ AIDS patients ... -
Some aspects of the behaviour,ecology and vectorial capacity of glossina brevipalpis newstead and other flies in the Luangwa valley of Zambia
(2012-09-05)Studies were carried out in the South Luangwa National Park, located in the Luangwa Valley Zambia., on the behaviour, ecology and vectorial capacity of G. brevipalpis and G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes. The catch of G. ... -
Study of spatial distribution of human tuberculosis in Zambia's Lundazi District
(University of Zambia, 2015)In the last decade of the 20th Century, human Tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged with a significant impact on global public health. About 9.4 million new cases of human TB are recorded annually with approximately 1.7 million ... -
A study of the fertility status of a commercial dairy herd in Zambia
(2012-09-17)The dairy industry in Zambia is a vital sector of the food industry and it has not been given the attention it deserves. Aspects such as level of production and factors affecting production have not been examined in the ... -
Toxicity testing of SIDA cordifolia(Flannel weed) in goats in Zambia
(2012-09-05)Sida cordifolia, family Malvaceae, was suspected to have caused toxicity in small ruminants (sheep and goats) at one of the farms around Lusaka. To verify the suspicion the present study was planned and undertaken. The ... -
Trypanocide usage and associated factors among cattle farmers in Itezhi Tezhi, Zambia
(2015-02-26)Background: The trypanocides isometamidium (ISM) and diminazene aceturate (DA) play an important role in the control of tsetse transmitted African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) now and in the near future. The drugs are ... -
Uptake of prevention and control measures of plague: a post-plague outbreaks case-study of Sinda District,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia’s recent plague outbreaks in 2001 and 2007 were of great public health concern because of the potential to cause devastating social, environmental and economic effects in the country. Plague is a virulent vector-borne ... -
Utility of immunohistochemical staining technique as a routine tool in Rabies Diagnosis
(2012-08-31)Rabies is one of few diseases that cause anxiety to both the exposed individual and the health authorities responsible for its prevention and control. Diagnostic procedures in rabies have involved histopathological detection ... -
Viability of Mycobacterium Bovis in traditionally processed Sour Milk and the prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Namwala district of Zambia
(2012-09-17)Tuberculosis is a debilitating disease caused by the bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium. The disease has been recognized for centuries and its causative agents have continued to be studied to date. Mycobacterium species ...
