Assessing risk factors for Trypanosome infections in cattle in wildlife interface areas in Northern Tanzania

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dc.creatorNgongolo, Kelvin
dc.creatorEstes, Anna B.
dc.creatorHudson, Peter J.
dc.creatorGwakisa, Paul S.
dc.date2020-09-03T07:41:34Z
dc.date2020-09-03T07:41:34Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T13:09:17Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T13:09:17Z
dc.descriptionFull-text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510078
dc.descriptionTrypanosomosis is a vector-borne, tropical disease that causes mortality and morbidity in livestock and humans. In this study, we investigated the risk factors for trypanosome infection in cattle in the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania. We assessed the influence of age, sex, herd size and history of treatment against trypanosomosis as risk factors of trypanosome infection. Cattle blood samples were collected from 150 cattle in three villages in the vicinity of Tarangire National Park, which acts as a reservoir of tsetse flies, the trypanosome vector. Parasite species were identified using a nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (n-PCR). Smaller herd sizes, young age (1-2 years), and male sex significantly increased the risk of trypanosome infections. Efforts to control trypanosome infection should be strategically based on location and season while considering age, treatment and herd size as risk factors.
dc.identifierNgongolo, K., Estes, A. B., Hudson, P. J., & Gwakisa, P. S. (2019). Assessing risk factors for Trypanosome infections in cattle in wildlife interface areas in Northern Tanzania. Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, 5, 078.
dc.identifier2474-3658
dc.identifierDOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510078
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2468
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2468
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJournal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectTrypanosome infection
dc.subjectNorthern Tanzania
dc.subjectTrypanosomosis
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectWildlife interface areas
dc.subjectCattle
dc.subjectTarangire National Park
dc.subjectLivestock diseases
dc.subjectTrypanosome vector
dc.titleAssessing risk factors for Trypanosome infections in cattle in wildlife interface areas in Northern Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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