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Detection of Brucella abortus in Chiredzi district in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)
Brucellosis is an endemic disease in Zimbabwe caused by the genus Brucella. Brucella
seroprevalence was recently reported to be high in the wildlife-livestock interface in the
Chiredzi district and the neighbouring ...
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in dogs in urban Harare and selected rural communities in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate seroprevalence of canine leptospirosis in
urban Harare and five selected rural communities in Zimbabwe and to assess public awareness
of the disease. Sera from randomly ...
A serological survey of brucellosis in wild ungulate species from five game parks in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013-09-18)
A retrospective serosurvey was carried out between 2009 and 2012 to detect antibodies to
Brucella spp. in free-ranging African wildlife ungulates from five selected game parks in
Zimbabwe. Samples were drawn from ...
Brucellosis and chlamydiosis seroprevalence in goats at livestock–wildlife interface areas of Zimbabwe
(OASIS Publishing, 2019-08)
In Zimbabwe, there have been no chlamydiosis and limited brucellosis studies in goats. This
study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of the two diseases in
goats at three different livestock–wildlife ...
Comparison of GARP and Maxent in modelling the geographic distribution of Bacillus anthracis in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 2017-08)
A number of presence-only models can be used in the prediction of the geographic distribution of diseases
and/or their vectors. The predictive performance of these models differs depending on a number of factors but
primarily ...
Spatiotemporal patterns of clinical bovine dermatophilosis in Zimbabwe 1995–2014
(OASIS Publishing, 2017-06)
A retrospective study of clinical bovine dermatophilosis outbreaks and cases for the period
1995–2014 was conducted, using data obtained from the Division of Veterinary Services (DVS).
A total of 3856 outbreaks and 26 ...
Awareness and attitude toward Zoonoses with particular reference to anthrax among cattle owners in selected rural communities of Zimbabwe
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013)
We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess cattle owners’ awareness, perceptions, and attitudes toward
zoonoses, with particular emphasis regarding anthrax. Data on awareness of zoonoses, clinical signs of anthrax
in ...
Amphistome infections in domestic and wild ruminants in East and Southern Africa: A review
(Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018-10)
In this article, the main amphistome species infecting domestic and wild ruminants in East and
Southern Africa, their snail intermediate hosts and epidemiological features are reviewed and
discussed. Twenty-six amphistome ...