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...
Download PDF ↓In the last three decades, Zambia has experienced frequent cholera outbreaks which mainly affect fishing camps around the country and peri urban areas in Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces where there is unsafe water supply and poor sanitation. In 2009, 2010 and 2016 more than 12000 cases, with...
Download PDF ↓Background: Human herpes virus-8, a 2-herpesvirus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi‘s sarcoma. Recently, there has been an increase in kaposi‘s sarcoma cases in Zambia with the seroprevalence reported to range from 20-48%. In a recent study, the incidence of paediatric KS at the University...
Download PDF ↓Caesarean section, an obstetric abdominal operation which allows for the delivery of an infant from the uterus poses a risk of infection to women. Most of these cases have been reported in developing countries such as Zambia. Patient records at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka show a...
Download PDF ↓Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous virus that infects more than 90% of the world‘s population, and is implicated in the initiation and progression of lymphomas. In Zambia lymphomas are among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in both men and women. However, the diagnosis of lymphomas...
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