| ecology and phenology of ticks in zambia: seasonal dynamics on cattle. | a study of the seasonality and infestation rates of ticks was carried out in 11 cattle herds in different ecological habitats in zambia between 1980 and 1982. wherever possible supplementary data were obtained from opportunistic collections from cattle and other hosts. analysis of over 1000 tick collections from cattle indicated that infestation rates of the most important species, amblyomma variegatum and rhipicephalus appendiculatus vary in different ecological habitats: (i) in western provinc ... | 1986 | 3451861 |
| 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 |
| distribution of animal rabies in zambia and its potential danger to the human population. | the incidence and distribution of animal rabies in zambia during the period 1914-1975 has been outlined. at present rabies is present in all provinces of zambia and most prevalent in the central, southern, copperbelt and eastern provinces. the dog is the main carrier of the infection and is responsible for 82.7% of all positive cases. | 1976 | 798447 |