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...
Download PDF ↓The traditional cattle sector in Isoka District has been experiencing an increase in the number of tick borne disease fatalities, despite the use of acaricides. Therefore, the objectives of the study were: to document the major acaricides in use, dosage and their method of application; to...
Download PDF ↓The present study attempted to bridge the paucity of information on the prevalence of canine endoparasites in Zambia and to establish some of the risk factors that may be associated with endoparasitism. Faecal, blood and necropsy data on endoparasites were collected between January and December...
Download PDF ↓Acaricide resistance tests were conducted on 14-21 days old larvae of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) and Boophilus decoloratus (Koch), using the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Acaricide Resistance Test Kit, and acaricide test papers prepared...
Download PDF ↓The influence of host bLood on midgut infection, maturation rates in Glossina species, transmission and virulence to mice of Trypanosoma congolense DNA types was investigated. The study was also coiKiucted to identify an optimum technique for isolating Nannomonas stocks from the field....
Download PDF ↓The cysteine protease enzymes from T. congolense and T. brucei were purified from pure blood stream forms of the trypanosomes grown in adult albino rats. The trypanosomes were harvested when the number of trypanosomes had reached 108/ml of infected blood or higher. The rats were supplied with 10%...
Download PDF ↓Studies on fluke infections in cattle with special reference to diagnostic methods were carried out. A suitable diagnostic method was necessary for use to investigate the prevalence and distribution of Fasciola spp. and Scliistosoma sj>p. in cattle The Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA),...
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