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Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease with specific genotypes or strains caused by parasites of the genus Echinococcus. The close relationship between humans and animals provides chances of transmission of this zoonotic disease. Globally, there may be more than one million people living with these...

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important viral zoonotic disease that not only affects ruminants but can cause serious morbidity and mortality in humans. In humans, symptoms range from mild flu-like to severe form such as retinal damage, meningo-encephalitis to haemorrhagic fever. From previous...

Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by blood-dwelling trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. It ranks second on a list of neglected tropical parasitic diseases. Globally, about 280,000 deaths are recorded annually while more than 240 million people get infected and more than 700...

Toxoplasmosis is a disease of economic importance and of public health significance. Despite being a zoonotic disease, information on Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection in goats has not yet been reported in Zambia. A cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study of T. gondii infection in goats...

Tsetse flies are obligate hematophagous vectors of animal and human African trypanosomoses. They cyclically transmit pathogenic Trypanosoma species. Despite having a long history of chemotherapy and chemical methods of vector control, African trypanosomosis has continued causing huge economic...

Prescribed burning in ex-situ conservancies ecosystems significantly reduces tick burden and diversity. In Zambia, the role of ticks in zoonotic disease transmission is not well described, partly, due to limited available information on tick burden and diversity in ex-situ conservancies. This...

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 Anaplasma species present in Zambia with a focus on the infection risk...

Cryptosporidium species are among the leading causes of diarrhoeal disease especially in children and immunocompromised individuals. The pathogen disproportionately affects settings without adequate sanitation and hygiene especially in developing countries and its genotype isolates vary from...

Crimean- Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is zoonotic, causing subclinical infections in animals but fatal infections in humans. The virus is endemic in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe and its distribution corresponds to that of its principal vector, Hyalomma ticks. In Malawi, no case of...

Giardia duodenalis (synonyms: G. lamblia, G. intestinalis) is a mammalian infective protozoan flagellate which infects humans. The genus Giardia consists of six species, namely G. agilis, G. ardeae, G. psittaci, G. microti, G. muris and G. duodenalis. Among these species, only G. duodenalis is...