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This study examined the livelihood strategies of small-scale farm households, their food security status and the challenges they face to meet their livelihoods in Nakanga Agriculture Camp of Kafue services officers and village headmen. The study revealed that the households depend mostly on...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. It is endemic in hospitals and prevalent in the community and amongst livestock. Morbidity and mortality amongst patients with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are high...

Salmonellaenterica species are important food-borne pathogens that cause gastroenteritis and enteric fever, and are responsible for a huge global burden of morbidity and mortality. In addition, Salmonellaenterica has been associated with multiple drug resistance and this complicates disease...

This study was aimed at determining the strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) present in Zambia causing disease in vaccinated broiler flocks. Despite routine vaccinations with appropriate IBDV vaccines, which is a control strategy of infectious bursal disease (IBD), many poultry farms...

Plague is a zoonotic disease, endemic throughout the world except Australia and Antarctica. The disease is highly infectious in humans. The causative agent is a gram-negative bacterium, Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) which, primarily infects a wide range of rodents and is transmitted via flea...

Introduction Roasted winged termites (Macrotermes falciger) are a highly relished insect, which are common in Zambia during the rainy season. The edible termites are de-winged, roasted and salted for use as a snack, either alone, or in combination with other foods. The main objective of the study...

Background: The bark root of Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst (Umbelliferae) nicknamed “herbal pitocin” is used in the traditional circles in Zambia to induce and/or enhance labour. This work was aimed at investigating the contractile stimulatory effects of the aqueous extracts of Steganotaenia...

Beneficial effects of selenium (Se) can be delivered to humans through enriched plant foods. However, breeding plants to be more efficient at Se accumulation can complement enrichment efforts. This study was aimed at determining the inheritance of Se accumulation for the purpose of developing...

This study sought to investigate practices of disseminating HIV and AIDS information to individuals with hearing impairments. The study was guided by four objectives; to establish the mode of disseminating HIV and AIDS information to individuals with hearing impairment, to determine how...

Tungiasis, also commonly known as jiggers, is a zoonotic ectoparasitosis caused by the permanent penetration of the epidermis by a gravid female sand flea Tunga penetrans in the skin of a host. The skin disease is known to occur throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and sub Saharan Africa...