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Poultry products in Zambia form an integral part of the human diet in many households, as they are more affordable and easier to produce as compared to other sources of animal protein. However, the burden of poultry diseases has remained a major challenge, hindering the growing consumer demand...

Rabies persists as a long-standing issue in Zambia, despite being preventable. The current control measures, including dog vaccination, population control, and movement restriction, guided by Zambia's Dog Control Act, have not yielded the desired impact in Manyinga and Mwansabombwe districts....

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a major global concern for public health. This laboratorybased study was conducted at the University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine (UNZAVet) laboratory. The study aimed at developing an in-house test to detect SARS-CoV-2 using the recombinant...

The Upper Zambezi Catchment (UZC) of Sub-Saharan Africa, is among the areas most susceptible to the effects of climate change. Significant challenges for water management are brought on by rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and an increase in the frequency of droughts. In this area,...

Malaria is one of the infectious diseases that causes a lot of deaths in under-five children in sub Saharan African countries and continues to be a public health problem. Most of these deaths occur in under-five children residing in remote and hard-to-reach areas where access to healthcare is a...

Kanyama, a densely populated peri urban area in Lusaka, Zambia, is characterized by its high poverty levels and inadequate infrastructure, making it particularly vulnerable to environmental challenges. This research addresses the pressing issue of climate change-induced flooding and its effects...

Tax revenue forecasting is of critical importance for a government in ensuring adequacy and stability in tax and expenditure policies, as it also contributes to the budget and strategic planning of a country. Henceforth, several tax types need to be projected for the specific fiscal year using...

Energy conservation is a subject that has continued to attract global attention as it is essential in ensuring that the growing energy demand does not pose a threat to the environment. In view of this, the current study aimed at finding out the household energy conservation practices used in...

Touch DNA (trace DNA) is a forensic method for analysing DNA left at a scene of a crime such as shed skin cells and other biological material transferred from a donor to an object or a person during physical contact. This method of identification was pioneered by the British geneticist, Sir Alec...

Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. are the most common coliforms that cause clinical mastitis and are responsible for the disease in about 40% of cases in dairy animals. The presence of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in raw milk poses a threat to human health as consumption of contaminated raw milk...