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Enterococcus has great genetic plasticity and is highly versatile, hence does not only acquire and express mobile genetic elements (MGEs) but also disseminates them to pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of the same or of different genera. As such, it has been associated with various clinical...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among Escherichia coli (E. coli) from food animals is a rising problem with overuse, underuse, or prolonged usage of one type of antimicrobial in poultry as a contributing factor. In Zambia, studies linking poultry-associated AMR and antimicrobial use (AMU) are...

Pigs have been shown to be a reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) including methicillin resistant strains which are collectively called Livestock- associated S. aureus (LA-SA) and Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA), respectively. These strains significantly...

Salmonellae are known to be among the most important food-borne pathogens of public health significance. A Cross sectional study was conducted in Wau, Municipality Western Bahr El- Ghazal State, South Sudan, to assess the phenotypic and genotypic characteristic of Salmonella isolates from...

Mastitis is a universal concern that accounts for reduced milk yield, loss from milk discarding due to antibiotic residues, increased veterinary costs and early culling of cows. This study aimed to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of locally available ethno veterinary herbal (Aloe genus and...

Raw milk provides a good environment for the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and can be a vehicle to transmit such pathogens to humans. The study aimed to investigate milk hygiene practices and characterize S. aureus/MRSA associated with the...

Domestic animals and wildlife are considered important reservoirs from which Non-Typhoid Salmonella serotypes have emerged to cause public health concerns worldwide. Identification of the zoonotic origin of such organisms is important to understand the risk factors associated with a diversity of...

The total surface area of planet earth is about 510 million Km2 and about 71% of this area is water and the remaining 29% is formed by land mass. The proportion of water is much higher, as it is a major component of physiological existence and includes all types of natural water resources;...

This study was conducted in Lusaka, Zambia to determine the distribution of the invA, invF,hilA, hilC, hilD, sipC and spiC virulence genes in Salmonella isolates from dogs, chickens and humans using both the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and dot blot hybridization methods. In the study, 243 dog...