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Forests play a crucial role in order to maintain terrestrial ecological diversity. In this study, two distinct forest types—built environments (Forest Reserve 27) and regenerated forests (Lusaka National Park)—in Lusaka, Zambia, are compared with respect to their bird species diversity and...

A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted to detect the presence of E. coli in unprotected water wells of Chaona community in Mwachisompola area, Chibombo District. A total of 48 wells drawn from four villages were sampled from the study area and an exposure assessment was done by use of...

Awareness of food safety risks has increased, given the occurrence and intensity with which zoonotic diseases are reported. Due to the widespread distribution of food products, controlling foodborne pathogens has become increasingly relevant worldwide. Consequently, this present study aimed to...

Prescribed burning in ex-situ conservancies ecosystems significantly reduces tick burden and diversity. In Zambia, the role of ticks in zoonotic disease transmission is not well described, partly, due to limited available information on tick burden and diversity in ex-situ conservancies. This...

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...

This study aimed to identify bacterial pathogens with zoonotic potential found in fish in Chirundu and Siavonga districts of Zambia. Accordingly, a total of 63 fish and 59 water samples from three fish farms (ponds and cages) were aseptically collected and bacteria isolated from the skin, gills,...

The poultry industry has been expanding rapidly in Zambia with both eggs and table birds forming a major dietary protein source for the majority of the population. Despite this expansion, unhygienic rearing conditions have characterized the poultry industry at both small scale and commercial...

Globally, opportunistic infections due to environmental Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria are increasingly becoming a public health threat due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as...

The overlap in grazing pastures and water points at the wildlife-livestock interface area among different wildlife species and livestock have been recognised as “hot” spots for disease transmission. It is a major driver for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) occurrence in the Kafue flats. To investigate...

The emergence of drug resistance tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant challenge for TB control and prevention programmes, and the major problem is multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which can develop to extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). This epidemiological scenario of TB...