The resurgence of trypanosomosis in Botswana : short communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The resurgence of trypanosomosis in Botswana : short communication | |
| Creator | Sharma, S.P. Losho, T.C. Malau, M. Mangate, K.G. Linchwe, K.B. Amanfu, W. Motsu, T.K. | |
| Description | 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2001-07-09 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v72i4.658 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 72, No 4 (2001); 232-234 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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