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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 +2 more
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Antibiotics, 2023 Trypanosomiasis is a serious disease that affects both humans and animals, causing social and economic losses. Efforts to find new therapeutic approaches are warranted to improve treatment options.
Fatihu Ahmad Rufa’i +2 more
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Current and Future Prospects of Nitro-compounds as Drugs for Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis.
Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2019 Interest in nitroheterocyclic drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases has undergone a resurgence in recent years. Here we review the current status of monocyclic and bicyclic nitroheterocyclic compounds as existing or potential new treatments for ...
A. Fairlamb, Stephen Patterson
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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 +5 more
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Human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]
BMJ, 2002 Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) is caused by two subspecies of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei: T. b. rhodesiense is prevalent in East Africa among many wild and domestic mammals; T. b. gambiense causes an anthroponosis in Central and West Africa.
Paulo M. Abel +2 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +9 more
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Host Immune Responses and Immune Evasion Strategies in African Trypanosomiasis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Parasites, including African trypanosomes, utilize several immune evasion strategies to ensure their survival and completion of their life cycles within their hosts.
Chukwunonso Onyilagha, J. Uzonna
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Monitoring the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Update to 2014
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted the elimination of Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) ‘as a public health problem’ by 2020.
J. Franco +7 more
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