Spatial distribution of Trypanosomes in cattle from western Kenya

African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a tsetse-transmitted protozoan disease endemic in “the tsetse belt” of Africa

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
28 August 2020
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Kivali, V, Kiyong'a A, Fyfe, J, Toye, P

Abstract

African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a tsetse-transmitted protozoan disease endemic in “the tsetse belt” of Africa. Past studies investigating the epidemiology of the disease rarely focused on spatial distribution when reporting the prevalence. The challenge of understanding the spatial epidemiology of the disease is further confounded by low-sensitive parasitological techniques used in field investigations. This study aimed to identify trypanosome species in cattle and their spatial distribution in western Kenya.

This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

Citation

Kivali V, Kiyong’a A, Fyfe J, Toye P, Fèvre E, Cook E (2020). Spatial distribution of Trypanosomes in cattle from western Kenya. Front Vet Sci. 7:554.

Spatial distribution of Trypanosomes in cattle from western Kenya

Published 28 August 2020
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