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When Fever Means “Malaria”
How Presumptive Treatment Undermines Care-Seeking and Why Point-of-Care Testing Changes Everything In community health work, we often treat “building trust” as a checkbox on a project plan. In reality, trust develops slowly. I learned this vividly during recent...
Diagnosis of brucellosis
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects thousands of people across sub-Saharan Africa each year, yet it remains difficult to diagnose accurately in many health centres. The symptoms—fever, fatigue, joint pain, and headaches—are non-specific and...
Launching the ZAFI project in Ethiopia
The essence of the launch In global health research, a project launch typically marks the beginning of formal activities, providing an opportunity to share project aims and implications with stakeholders. For ZAFI, however, the launches held in Butajira and Batu on 24...
ZAFI Holds its First Annual Meeting
The Global Health Research Group on Zoonotic Causes of Acute Febrile Illness (ZAFI) held its first annual meeting on 14–15 June 2025 at the ILRI Nairobi Campus, bringing together team members from Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and the UK for the first time in person. The...
What are zoonoses?
Learn about the zoonoses being targeted in ZAFI and how they are spread.
Why Acute Febrile Illness?
Read about the importance of acute febrile illnesses and how ZAFI is addressing a critical gap in global health.
