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Evaluation of the level of awareness of congenital toxoplasmosis and associated practices among pregnant women and health workers in Tanzania's Temeke District
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by an intracellular obligate coccidian protozoan called Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects all warm blooded animals and usually develops in immune-compromised hosts. The risk ...
Isolation and molecular characterization of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria of Public Health significance from Humans and water in Namwala Districts of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
Globally, opportunistic infections due to environmental Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria are increasingly becoming a public health threat due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. ...
Prevalence and Risk factors of East Coats Fever (ECF) in the Coppersbelt and Central Provinces of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
East Coast fever (ECF) is an infectious tick-borne disease of cattle, caused by a protozoan parasite Theileria parva. It is a disease of major economic importance in Zambia as it is the main cause of cattle morbidity and ...
Epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in dogs in Lusaka District, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
Cryptosporidium is an intracellular zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, a diarrhoeal disease of humans and domestic animals. The parasite has been reported in a variety of domestic animals including ...
Field assessment of the efficacy of Tephrosia Vogelii(hook)plant leaf extracts for control of ticks on naturally infested Cattle in Njola Veterinary Camp of Monze District,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
Ticks and tick borne diseases (TBDs) are responsible for substantial direct and indirect
economic losses in livestock production in the sub-Saharan countries. Conventional acaricide
methods for controlling ticks and TBDs ...
Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal schistosomiasis and soil transimitted helminthiasis and their association to nutritional status among school going children in Kilombero district of Morogoro region, Tanzania
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Intestinal Schistosomiasis (SCH) and Soil Transmitted Helminithiasis (STH) are among the major public health problems in the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. About 2 billion people are affected and that 300 million ...
Quantitative risk assessment of developing salmonellosis through beef consumption in Lusaka Province, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Bacteria of the genus Salmonella may cause disease in many host species (including
humans). Consumption of infected beef products has been linked to zoonotic
transmission of diseases in humans. The aim was to quantitatively ...