| seasonal population densities of snails transmitting urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis in lusaka, zambia. | the two molluscan intermediate hosts of s. haematobium schistosomiasis: bulinus africanus and bulinus globosus, were found most commonly in habitats that retained water for a substantial part of the year rather than in temporary rain-filled pools. biomphalaria pfeifferi which transmits s. mansoni were found principally in streams and impoundments like dams but scarce in rivers. in a permanent habitat, the peak density of snails was between the warm, dry months of august and september while in a ... | 1975 | 1169833 |
| a dog ecology study in an urban and a semi-rural area of zambia. | characteristics of dog populations and their accessibility for rabies vaccination were compared in an urban and a semi-rural area in zambia. a total of 1,190 households were interviewed. in the urban study area (mutendere, a low income suburb of lusaka) only 11% of the households kept dogs with a dog:human ratio of 1:45. in the semi-rural area (palabana) dogs were kept by 42% of households with a dog:human ratio of 1:6,7. in conjuction with the study of the dog populations in these two areas, im ... | 1993 | 7777333 |
| rabies status in zambia for the period 1985-2004. | rabies has been present in zambia since the early years of the 20th century. it is a significant public health problem in zambia. domestic dogs accounted for 69.7% (1348/1935) of the samples received for rabies diagnosis for the period 1985-2004. of the 1069 positive cases confirmed by the fluorescent antibody test, 747 (69.9%) were from domestic dogs, 139 (13.0%) from cattle and 98 (9.2%) from humans. wildlife samples accounted for 4.5% (87/1935) of the samples tested with the jackal (canis adu ... | 2010 | 20887398 |
| filarial infections in domestic dogs in lusaka, zambia. | filariae are common parasites of dogs in many parts of the world, but little is known about the status of these infections in sub-saharan africa. a study was carried out to determine the occurrence and species of filariae among 272 dogs in lusaka, zambia. giemsa stained blood smear and knott's concentration methods revealed microfilariae in 16 (5.9%) of the dogs. pcr confirmed that most of these dogs had acanthocheilonema reconditum infection. ten (4.0%) of the examined dogs were positive for di ... | 2015 | 25944406 |
| Coprological survey of alimentary tract parasites in dogs from Zambia and evaluation of a coproantigen assay for canine echinococcosis. | Faecal samples were collected from the rectum of 540 domestic dogs from four districts (Lusaka, Katete, Petauke and Luangwa) in Zambia between 2005 and 2006 and prevalences of canine alimentary tract parasites were determined by coprological examination. Thirteen different ova and parasites including strongyle (43·3%), Spirocerca lupi (18·7%), taeniid (13·1%), Toxocara canis (7·6%), Sarcocystis sp.* (7·5%), Isospora sp.* (5·7%), Physaloptera sp.* (4·6%), Capillaria sp.* (2·8%), Dipylidium cani ... | 2011 | 22185947 |
| prevalence of canine gastrointestinal helminths in urban lusaka and rural katete districts of zambia. | faecal samples were collected from january 2010 through september 2010 to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal (gi) helminths infestation in dogs in urban lusaka and rural katete districts of zambia. a total of 452 faecal samples (n=160 katete, n=292 lusaka) were examined by faecal flotation for the presence of helminth eggs and 82.5% of dogs were positive for gi helminths in katete compared to 76% for lusaka. positive results with the presence of at least one parasite corresponded to 72 ... | 2011 | 21612833 |
| prevalence of helminth parasites of dogs in lusaka, zambia. | eighty-five dogs were examined and the numbers and types of helminth parasites found were recorded. forty per cent of the dogs were infected with one or more helminth parasites. the most prevalent helminths were the cestodes dipylidium caninum (24.7%) and taenia hydatigena (17.64%). infections were evenly distributed with sex of host. juvenile dogs were more commonly infected with toxocara canis than adults whereas all other helminths were found more in adult dogs. | 1983 | 6649062 |
| the epidemiology of canine babesia infections in zambia. | this study of 1196 dogs over a period of 18 months determined the seasonal infection patterns of canine babesiosis in lusaka, the capital city of zambia. the work also describes a retrospective study of the prevalence of canine babesiosis in laboratory clinical blood samples submitted to the university of zambia, school of veterinary medicine for routine haematological examination from the year 1994 to 2009. a cross-sectional study was also performed to determine the levels of babesia in a low-i ... | 2011 | 21257212 |
| molecular detection and characterization of zoonotic anaplasma species in domestic dogs in lusaka, zambia. | although tick-borne pathogens, anaplasma platys and anaplasma phagocytophilum are recognized as zoonotic agents associated with appreciable morbidity and mortality in dogs and humans worldwide, there is limited information on these infections in many african countries, including zambia. the purpose of this study was to detect, identify and phylogenetically characterize anaplasma species from dogs in chilanga district in lusaka province, zambia. a total of 301 blood samples were collected from ap ... | 2018 | 29055641 |