Developing a national atlas to support the progressive control of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Zambia [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are the sole cyclical vectors of African trypanosomosis, a parasitic disease affecting both animals and humans.
Jackson Muyobela +5 more
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Development of chimeric multivalent proteins for serological diagnosis of African animal trypanosomosis [PDF]
ParasitologyThe control of African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) relies on accurate diagnostic tools. Serological diagnosis using ELISA is well-suited for surveillance due to its high-throughput capacity, low cost, and adaptability to rapid formats.
Robert Eustache Hounyèmè +11 more
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Correction: Mathematical modelling and control of African animal trypanosomosis with interacting populations in West Africa-Could biting flies be important in maintaining the disease endemicity? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242435.].
Paul Olalekan Odeniran +5 more
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The national atlas of tsetse flies and African animal trypanosomosis in Ethiopia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background With the largest cattle population in Africa and vast swathes of fertile lands infested by tsetse flies, trypanosomosis is a major challenge for Ethiopian farmers.
Tsegaye Gebre +13 more
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A Spatio-temporal Model of African Animal Trypanosomosis Risk. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a major constraint to sustainable development of cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat of the tsetse fly vector is increasingly fragmented owing to demographic pressure and shifts in climate ...
Ahmadou H Dicko +14 more
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African animal trypanosomosis (nagana) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Strategic treatment of cattle on a farm in endemic area [PDF]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2019 African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is caused by several species of the genus Trypanosoma, a parasitic protozoan infecting domestic and wild animals. One of the major effects of infection with pathogenic trypanosome is anaemia.
Abdalla A. Latif +2 more
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A national atlas of tsetse flies and African animal trypanosomosis in Ghana [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Tsetse-transmitted African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) remains a widespread and major constraint to sustainable development and food security in vast areas of sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, like in most endemic countries, data on the occurrence
Benita Anderson +6 more
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A national atlas of tsetse and African animal trypanosomosis in Mali [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis is a deadly, neglected tropical disease and a major challenge for mixed crop-livestock agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by several species of the genus Trypanosoma. Information on the occurrence
Boucader Diarra +9 more
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Novel protein candidates for serodiagnosis of African animal trypanosomosis: Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of lysophospholipase and glycerol kinase from Trypanosoma brucei. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 African trypanosomosis, a parasitic disease caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by tsetse flies, affects both humans and animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
Magamba Tounkara +8 more
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Biochemical indicators of host response to natural trypanosomosis infection in indigenous Zebu cattle in Apac district, Northern Uganda [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT) affects livestock production in sub–Saharan Africa with an annual financial burden of approximately $4 billion.
Julius Mulindwa +8 more
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