The levels of malnutrition in Zambia are some of the highest in Africa with 51.9% of children less than 5 years of age undernourished. The prevalence of the wasting form of malnutrition is 6%, with Eastern province having the third highest prevalence of stunting in the country, only better than...
Download PDF ↓The overlap in grazing pastures and water points at the wildlife-livestock interface area among different wildlife species and livestock have been recognised as “hot” spots for disease transmission. It is a major driver for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) occurrence in the Kafue flats. To investigate...
Download PDF ↓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 toxoplasmosis is capable of causing debilitating disease and is of...
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