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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 mortality. Despite its economic importance, the epidemiology of ECF in...

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 are ill as a result of these infections, the majority being children. In...

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 assess the risk of developing salmonellosis through consumption of beef...

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...

This study gives the first morphometric description of the skull of the Gwembe Valley Dwarf (GVD) goat, the applied regional anatomy of the head region as well as the gross morphology of this indigenous goat breed of Zambia. The dearth of information on the cranial morphometry, applied anatomy of...

Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite that causes an economically important disease of cattle called East Coast fever (ECF), in East, Central, and Southern Africa, including Zambia. Immunization against ECF by the infection and treatment method using the T. Parva chitongo...

Groundnuts, one of the most susceptible crops to aflatoxin (AF) contamination, are widely produced and consumed in Zambia. Previous studies have reported high levels of AFs in groundnuts produced in Zambia. However, there has been no study on the levels of AFs in groundnuts sold in different...

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly infectious epizootic disease of small ruminants that cause high mortality and has become an increasingly important trans-boundary disease following the eradication of Rinderpest. PPR is endemic in Africa, Middle East and Asian countries and is a major...

Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase are enzymes that hydrolyse the beta-lactam ring on most of the beta-lactam antibiotics which comprise of penicillins, cephalosporins, and the monobactam aztreonam thereby rendering the antibiotics ineffective to treatment. These antimicrobial resistant strains...

This study was carried out to evaluate the hygienic and compositional quality of raw milk produced by smallholder dairy farmers (SHDFs) in Lusaka province of Zambia. It was conducted during the months of January and February 2014. The hygienic and compositional quality of raw milk was determined...