A5060332635- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
Zambia National Public Health Institute
2020-2024
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
2022
Ministry of Health
2018-2020
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
2020
Zambia is a landlocked, lower-middle income country in southern Africa, with population of 17 million (1). The first known cases coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred married couple who had traveled to France and were subject port-of-entry surveillance subsequent remote monitoring travelers history international travel for 14 days after arrival. They identified as having suspected on March 18, 2020, tested COVID-19 developing respiratory symptoms during the 14-day period. In National...
On October 6, 2017, an outbreak of cholera was declared in Zambia after laboratory confirmation Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa, from stool specimens two patients with acute watery diarrhea. The had gone to a clinic Lusaka, the capital city, on 4. Cholera cases increased rapidly, several hundred early December 2017 approximately 2,000 by January 2018 (Figure). In collaboration partners, Ministry Health (MoH) launched multifaceted public health response that included...
Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak 1977. The recent outbreak, which began October 2023 and is ongoing as of June 2024, most severe Zambia’s history part larger 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera affected multiple countries region. This article describes implementation integrated community strategy for control (ICSCC) three districts Copperbelt Province during this outbreak. ICSCC comprehensive, community-centric...
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission dynamics in the communities of low- and middle-income countries, particularly sub-Saharan African are still not fully understood. This study aimed to determine characteristics COVID-19 secondary during first wave epidemic (March-October 2020) Lusaka, Zambia.
On October 6, 2017, the Zambia Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak in Lusaka. By December, 1,462 cases and 38 deaths had occurred (case fatality rate, 2.6%). We conducted case-control study to identify risk factors inform interventions. A case was any person with acute watery diarrhea (≥ 3 loose stools 24 hours) admitted treatment center Lusaka from December 16 21, 2017. Controls were neighbors without during same time period. Up two controls matched each by age-group (1-4, 5-17,...
We retrospectively analyzed spatial factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated community deaths i.e., brought-in-dead (BID) in Lusaka, Zambia, between March and July 2020. A total of 127 cases BID with geocoordinate data their houses were identified during the study period. Median interquartile range (IQR) age these was 49 (34-70) years old, 47 (37.0%) elderly individuals over 60 old. Seventy-five (75%) 2020, when number largest Zambia. Among those whose information regarding...
The Republic of Zambia declared a cholera outbreak in Lusaka, the capital, on October 6, 2017. By mid-December, 20 661 reported cases had died (case fatality rate 3%), prompting CDC and Zambian Ministry Health through National Public Institute to investigate risk factors for mortality. We conducted study (cholera deaths from 2017 January 2018) matched by age-group onset date controls (persons admitted treatment center [CTC] discharged alive). A questionnaire was administered each survivor...
Introduction: on 19 March 2017, an outbreak of unknown etiology was reported among students at a college in Lusaka, Zambia. We investigated to confirm the outbreak, identify exposures, determine aetiological agent, and implement preventive measures.
Background: The World Health Organization declared a global cholera emergency in 2023 due to an increase outbreaks, with most cholera-associated deaths reported Africa. Characterizing large-scale burden patterns can help monitoring progress control and targeting interventions. Methods: We modeled the mean annual incidence of suspected for 2011-2015 2016-2020 on 20 km by grid across Africa using database spatial statistical models. then examined how 2011-2020 is associated post-2020...
Objective: This study assessed the countries’ readiness to prevent, detect, respond and recover from cholera outbreaks.
Zambia has moved from accelerated malaria burden reduction to elimination which requires the national surveillance system capture all cases both public and private sector. This study investigated challenges factors associated with health facilities reporting in management information (HMIS).a structured questionnaire was administered heads of 139 three provinces where approximately 85% are found Zambia. Logistic regression performed, outcome variable HMIS. Epi Info® version 7 used conduct...