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A study of genetic markers in the South African Blesbok (Damaliscus Dorcas Phillipsi)

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1972
During culling operations on blesbok from the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, 198 blood samples were obtained for study of genetic markers including haemoglobins, transferrins, amylases, albumins and carbonic anhydrases.
D. R Osterhoff, I. S Ward-Cox, Valerie Emslie   +2 more
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Clinical and Neuropathogenetic Aspects of Human African Trypanosomiasis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Trypanosomiasis has been recognized as a scourge in sub-Saharan Africa for centuries. The disease, caused by protozoan parasites of the Trypanosoma genus, is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in animals and man. Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT),
P. Kennedy, J. Rodgers
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tsetse and Trypanosomoses in Ghana in the Twentieth Century: a Review

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2003
African animal trypanosomosis, transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) is a major constraint limiting the optimal utilization of land for agricultural production in tsetse-infested areas of Ghana.
C. Mahama, H.A. Mohammed, M. Abavana, I. Sidibé, A. Koné, S. Geerts   +5 more
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TRYPANOSOMIASIS

, 2023
Trypanosomatidae ailesinden protozoonlarının neden olduğu Afrika (uyku hastalığı) ve Amerika (Chagas hastalığı) trypanosomiasis hastalıkları, sırasıyla Afrika ve Latin Amerika'nın bazı bölgelerinde endemik olarak görülmektedir.
YILDIRIM, Ahmet, Tülay, AKSOY.
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Insights into the Control and Management of Human and Bovine African Trypanosomiasis in Zambia between 2009 and 2019—A Review

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Tsetse transmitted trypanosomiasis is a fatal disease commonly known as Nagana in cattle and sleeping sickness in humans. The disease threatens food security and has severe economic impact in Africa including most parts of Zambia.
Gloria M. Mulenga, L. Henning, Kalinga Chilongo, C. Mubamba, B. Namangala, B. Gummow   +5 more
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New WHO guidelines for treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis including fexinidazole: substantial changes for clinical practice.

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2019
Human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a parasitic infection that usually progresses to coma and death unless treated.
A. Lindner, V. Lejon, F. Chappuis, Jorge Seixas, L. Kazumba, M. Barrett, Erick Mwamba, Olema Erphas, E. Akl, Gemma Villanueva, H. Bergman, P. Simarro, Augustin Kadima Ebeja, G. Priotto, J. Franco   +14 more
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Shifting livelihood strategies in northern Nigeria - extensified production and livelihood diversification amongst Fulani pastoralists

Pastoralism, 2017
This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the livelihood strategies of Fulani pastoralists in north central Nigeria. Results show a diversified crop-livestock system aimed at spreading risk and reducing cattle offtake, adapted to natural resource ...
Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Charles Dongkum, Tok Langs, Alexandra P. M. Shaw, Susan C. Welburn   +4 more
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Discovery, Development, Inventions and Patent Review of Fexinidazole: The First All-Oral Therapy for Human African Trypanosomiasis

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT or ‘sleeping sickness’) is a neglected tropical disease. If untreated, it is always fatal and leads to death. A few treatments are available for HAT, but most of them require a skilled professional, which increases the ...
Mohd Imran, Shah Alam Khan, Mohammed Kanan Alshammari, Ashwaq Muiedh Alqahtani, Turkiah Abdullah Alanazi, Mehnaz Kamal, Talha Jawaid, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Sultan Alshehri, Faiyaz Shakeel   +9 more
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African Trypanosomiasis Dynamics: Modelling the Effects of Treatment, Education, and Vector Trapping

International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2020
African trypanosomiasis is a vector-borne disease that is mainly transmitted by infected tsetse flies. A deterministic model of tsetse fly vector, human, and cattle hosts is formulated and analyzed to gain insights into the disease dynamics. The roles of
Y. Liana, N. Shaban, G. Mlay, Anitha Phibert   +3 more
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Salivarian Trypanosomes Have Adopted Intricate Host-Pathogen Interaction Mechanisms That Ensure Survival in Plain Sight of the Adaptive Immune System

Pathogens, 2021
Salivarian trypanosomes are extracellular parasites affecting humans, livestock and game animals. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense are human infective sub-species of T.
Stefan Magez, Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Seoyeon Oh, Magdalena Radwanska   +3 more
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