Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) causes severe economic production losses in humans due to loss of man power and death. In Zambia most of the studies that have been done have focused on analysing the parasite while none have been conducted to establish the economic consequences of the burden...
Download PDF ↓Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by an intracellular obligate coccidian protozoan called Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects all warm blooded animals and usually develops in immune-compromised hosts. The risk groups are pregnant women, children and HIV/AIDS patients. Congenitally...
Download PDF ↓In 2014 alone, over 3 million women aged ≥15 years were at risk of being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Zambia. Our study aimed at examining trends and factors associated with cervical cancer morbidity and mortality, among cases presented at the Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH), in Lusaka,...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓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...
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