Publications

re-assessment of tick control after immunization against east coast fever in the eastern province of zambia.	east coast fever, caused by the protozoon theileria parva and transmitted by the ixodid tick rhipicephalus appendiculatus is one of the most important cattle diseases in east and central africa, responsible for considerable direct losses and necessitating expensive control measures. traditionally, the disease was controlled by means of intensive tick control. the belgian animal disease control project was requested to study the disease epizootiology and vector ecology in order to formulate and i ...	1991	1793284
theileriosis in zambia: etiology, epidemiology and control measures.	in zambia, theileriosis manifests itself in the form of corridor disease (cd), caused by theileria parva lawrencei, and east coast fever (ecf), caused by t. parva parva. of the approximately 3 million cattle in zambia, 1.4 million are at risk to theileriosis. ecf is found in the northern and eastern provinces of the country, while cd appears in southern, central, lusaka and copperbelt provinces. theileriosis is a major constraint to the development of the livestock industry in zambia, with losse ...	1994	7933764
effect of different east coast fever control strategies on fertility, milk production and weight gain of sanga cattle in the central province of zambia.	five different east coast fever (ecf) (theileria parva infection) control strategies, based on tick control and/or ecf immunization, were tested in groups of traditionally managed sanga cattle in the central province of zambia over a period of 2.5 years. two groups were kept under intensive tick control (sprayed weekly), one group immunized and one non-immunized. two further groups were under no tick control, one group immunized and one non-immunized, while a fifth group was immunized against ec ...	1997	9423269
effect of different east coast fever control strategies on disease incidence in traditionally managed sanga cattle in central province of zambia.	a clinical trial, including five east coast fever (ecf) control strategies (involving tick control and/or immunisation by infection-and-treatment) in five different groups of traditionally managed sanga cattle, was conducted in central province of zambia over 2.5 years between 1992 and 1995. two groups were kept under intensive tick control by weekly acaricide treatment by hand spray; (one immunised and one non-immunised), two groups were under no tick control (one immunised and one non-immunise ...	1998	9646334
an outbreak of east coast fever in a herd of sanga cattle in lutale, central province of zambia.	an outbreak of east coast fever (ecf) occurred in an experimental herd of sanga cattle maintained under a traditional rangeland grazing system at lutale, central province of zambia. two groups of cattle had been kept under different tick-control regimens for several years prior to the introduction of the disease and epidemiological information on the outbreak were recorded. weekly tick control was no sufficient to achieve full protection against theileria parva infection. systematic body tempera ...	1998	9646337
disease constraints for utilization of the african buffalo (syncerus caffer) on game ranches in zambia.	eco-tourism depending on wildlife is becoming increasingly profitable and landowners are beginning to favor game farming and ecotourism. in these areas, large-scale translocation of wildlife involves a diversity of species and large populations. the african buffalo (syncerus caffer) is one of the major tourist attractions in zambia. it accounts for 8.7% and 12.4% of the total animal species hunted in the game management areas and the total hunting revenue earned in zambia, respectively. it is ec ...	2006	16786973
epidemiological analysis of tick-borne diseases in zambia.	tick-borne diseases are a constraint to livestock production in many developing countries as they cause high morbidity and mortality, which results in decreased production of meat, milk and other livestock by-products. the most important tick-borne diseases of livestock in sub-saharan africa are east coast fever (caused by theileria parva), babesiosis (caused by babesia bigemina and b. bovis), anaplasmosis (caused by anaplasma marginale) and heartwater (caused by ehrlichia ruminantium). despite ...	2010	21106294
population genetic analysis and sub-structuring of theileria parva in the northern and eastern parts of zambia.	theileriosis, caused by theileria parva, is an economically important disease in africa. it is a major constraint to the development of the livestock industry in some parts of eastern, central and southern africa. in zambia, theileriosis causes losses of up to 10,000 cattle annually.	2012	23146577