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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 ...
Exposure risk assessment to aflatoxins through the consumption of peanut among children aged 6-59 months in Lusaka district.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Aflatoxins are a family of toxins produced by certain fungi found on agricultural crops such as maize (corn), peanuts (groundnuts), cottonseed, and tree nuts. Based on the Codex Alimentarius framework for food control ...
Molecular characterization of anaplasma SPP. in cattle and sable antelope from Lusaka and North-Western provinces of Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Rickettsiales of the genus Anaplasma are globally distributed tick-borne pathogens of animals and humans with complex epidemiological cycles involving ticks and vertebrate hosts. This study aimed to detect and characterize ...
Prevalence of human African trypanosomiasis and its associated risk factors in Itezhi-tezhi district of Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a debilitating zoonotic disease caused by trypanosomes which are transmitted by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of ...
A quantitative risk assessment of humans exposure to brucellosis through the consumption of raw cow milk in Arusha, Tanzania.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that exists worldwide and is endemic in most sub-Saharan African countries. World Health Organisation has named Brucellosis among the neglected diseases. The disease causes substantial ...
Clinical significance of acinetobacter species isolated from the university teaching hospital, Lusaka.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Acinetobacter species have emerged as important pathogens globally responsible for various infections and are among the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). Acinetobacter species has in the recent past ...
Investigation of mosquito (diptera: culicidae)-borne viruses circulating in some selected areas of Lusaka district, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Mosquito-borne viruses are RNA viruses cutting across different virus families and genera of emerging and re-emerging viruses that account for millions of disease incidences annually worldwide. Since the circulation of ...
Major causes of organ/carcass condemnation resultant financial loss estimates in cattle slaughtered in Wau abattoirs, South Sudan.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)
Slaughterhouses in South Sudan mirror the economic losses resulting from organ and carcass condemnation due to livestock zoonotic and epizootic diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, cysticercosis, and hydatidosis. However, ...