Epidemiology of trypanosomiasis in wildlife—implications for humans at the wildlife interface in Africa

KI Kasozi, G Zirintunda, F Ssempijja… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While both human and animal trypanosomiasis continue to present as major human and
animal public health constraints globally, detailed analyses of trypanosome wildlife reservoir …

Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review

FN Wamwiri, RE Changasi - BioMed Research International, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmitted by the tsetse fly continues to be a public
health issue, despite more than a century of research. There are two types of the disease …

Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant

RM Huang, C Maré, RAR Guldemond, SL Pimm… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The influence of protected areas on the growth of African savannah elephant populations is
inadequately known. Across southern Africa, elephant numbers grew at 0.16% annually for …

Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging …

B Mubemba, MM Mburu, K Changula… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

Climate and the slave trade

J Fenske, N Kala - Journal of Development Economics, 2015 - Elsevier
African societies exported more slaves in colder years. Lower temperatures reduced
mortality and raised agricultural yields, lowering slave supply costs. Our results help explain …

Molecular prevalence of trypanosome infections in cattle and tsetse flies in the Maasai Steppe, northern Tanzania

M Simwango, A Ngonyoka, HJ Nnko, LP Salekwa… - Parasites & …, 2017 - Springer
Background African trypanosomosis is a disease of public health and economic importance
that poses a major threat to the livelihoods of people living in the Maasai Steppe, where …

Molecular identification and prevalence of trypanosomes in cattle distributed within the Jebba axis of the River Niger, Kwara state, Nigeria

IF Habeeb, GD Chechet, JKP Kwaga - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Trypanosomiasis is a fatal disease that threatens the economy of at least 37
countries in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly with regard to livestock farming. In this study, we …

The making of a conservation landscape: the emergence of a conservationist environmental infrastructure along the Kwando River in Namibia's Zambezi region

M Bollig, HP Vehrs - Africa, 2021 - cambridge.org
The Kwando Basin of north-eastern Namibia is firmly embedded in current national and
international conservation agendas. It is a key part of the world's largest transboundary …

Tsetse Bloodmeal Analyses Incriminate the Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus as an Important Cryptic Host of Animal Trypanosomes in Smallholder Cattle …

FI Ebhodaghe, MN Okal, S Kalayou, ADS Bastos… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Trypanosomes are endemic and retard cattle health in Shimba Hills, Kenya. Wildlife in the
area act as reservoirs of the parasites. However, wild animal species that harbor and expose …

Spatial distribution and trypanosome infection of tsetse flies in the sleeping sickness focus of Zimbabwe in Hurungwe District

W Shereni, NE Anderson, L Nyakupinda, G Cecchi - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background In Zimbabwe, cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) are
caused by the unicellular protozoan Trypanosoma brucei, sub-species T. b. rhodesiense …