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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease threatening livestock productivity and human health, especially in low-income regions. Brucella-induced infections present significant treatment challenges due to the limited intracellular penetration of antibiotics, leading to prolonged treatment durations and...

Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects humans and animals and can lead to severe illness in humans and financial losses for households that rear livestock. In human cases, the disease presents with fever, fatigue or malaise, flu-like symptoms, weight loss, headaches and back...

Brucella is bacteria that causes Brucellosis, one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. The disease affects mainly animals but, in some cases, humans who are considered incidental hosts. Brucellosis is transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosols or contact with skin sores,...

Enterococci are commensal Gram-positive bacteria found in the intestines of humans and animals, but can also cause infections. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are a common cause of urinary tract infections, wound infections, bacteremia, infective endocarditis in humans and bovine...

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 morbidity among humans and their livestock. Although it has a low mortality...

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 Southern province in Choma, Monze and Namwala and in the Western province in...

Rabies is a Zoonotic disease acquired through either bites or scratches from rabies infected animals especially dogs. There is currently no known treatment for rabies infection but rabies post exposure prophylaxis helps prevent rabies in humans when administered to manage dog bites before rabies...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious and devastating disease of livestock that has affected Zambia’s potential to boost the economy through trade in livestock commodities. The inadequate understanding, due to limited research based epidemiology data, of the disease dynamics has...

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 risk factors of bovine brucellosis in dairy and traditional cattle herds in...

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 mostly administered by farmers without any veterinary supervision leading to...