Mosquito-borne viruses are RNA viruses cutting across different virus families and genera of emerging and re-emerging viruses that account for millions of disease incidences annually worldwide. Since the circulation of viruses in vectors heralds an outbreak of diseases, this present...
Download PDF ↓Lead (Pb) contamination in the vicinity of lead mines and smelters affects both humans and animals. Chronic exposure to Pb via dietary intake of animal products such as milk from contaminated areas poses a health risk to consumers. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the human...
Download PDF ↓Slaughterhouses in South Sudan mirror the economic losses resulting from organ and carcass condemnation due to livestock zoonotic and epizootic diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, cysticercosis, and hydatidosis. However, due to the war in South Sudan, record keeping has been inconsistent, and...
Download PDF ↓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...
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...
Download PDF ↓Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a debilitating zoonotic disease caused by trypanosomes which are transmitted by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HAT in Itezhi-Tezhi (ITT) District of Zambia through active surveillance....
Brucellosis is one of the top seven neglected zoonoses endemic in livestock and humans in developing countries including Zambia. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2017 and August 2021 in Zambia in the Southern province in Choma, Monze and Namwala and in the Western province in...
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