Recent characterization of Salmonella strains isolated from chickens in Zambia.

Among the 23 Salmonella strains isolated from 21 diseased chicken and 2 embryonated eggs in 6 poultry farms near Lusaka City in Zambia, serovars identified were S. Gallinarum (11 strains), S. Agona (7 strains), S.

Seroepidemiological survey on Rift Valley fever in Zambia.

This study was carried out to define the role of cattle as an amplifier of Rift Valley fever. Three areas of different density of cattle population were surveyed. Cattle do not seem to play a significant role as an amplifier of the virus in human beings.