The resurgence of trypanosomosis in Botswana : short communication

No sleeping sickness or nagana cases have been reported in Botswana since 1985. In view of several confirmed clinical cases of nagana and reports of heavy bovine mortality, a parasitological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of trypanosome infection in cattle in Maun and Shakawe areas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 2001-12, Vol.72 (4), p.232-234
Hauptverfasser: Losho, T.C., Linchwe, K.B., Amanfu, W., Malau, M., Motsu, T.K., Sharma, S.P., Mangate, K.G.
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Zusammenfassung:No sleeping sickness or nagana cases have been reported in Botswana since 1985. In view of several confirmed clinical cases of nagana and reports of heavy bovine mortality, a parasitological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of trypanosome infection in cattle in Maun and Shakawe areas of Ngamiland district. Wet blood films, buffy coat and Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood smears were used to detect trypanosomes in animals. Overall,trypanosome infection rate was 15.98%, with 5.94% and 27.29% in Maun and Shakawe respectively. The urgent need to combat trypanosomosis in Ngamiland, particularly in the Shakawe area, is highlighted, and a 3-phase integrated tsetse control strategy for this disease problem is discussed.
ISSN:1019-9128
2224-9435
DOI:10.4102/jsava.v72i4.658