Theileria parva causes East Coast fever (ECF), January disease (JD), and Corridor disease (CD) in cattle, all of which are of great economic significance in Africa. In Zimbabwe, the government has declared JD a priority national food security threat due

Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites that transmit a broad range of pathogens that cause diseases which significantly affect human and/or animal productivity. Although chemical-acaricide animal spraying is the first line for controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases, there is global concern about

Helminth infections remain one of the leading constraints to livestock productivity in East and Central Africa, particularly in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Gastrointestinal parasites reduce animal growth, milk production, fertility, and survival, resulting in substantial economic

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected tropical disease ranked as the second most important zoonotic disease in West Africa, posing severe public health and economic challenges. Globally, CE causes an estimated 19,300 deaths and $3 billion in annual economic losses

African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), also known as nagana, a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma congolense, poses a severe threat to livestock production and socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. A lack of accessible, field-ready, and accurate diagnostic tools heavily hinders current

Gastrointestinal parasitic diseases remain one of the major constraints to goat production in sub-Saharan Africa. Among these, coccidiosis caused by Eimeria species and haemonchosis caused by Haemonchus contortus frequently occur together in young goats, leading to poor growth, anemia, reduced