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ArticleBMC research notes2020

Trypanosome infection rate in Glossina tachinoides: infested rivers of Limmu Kosa District Jimma Zone, Western Ethiopia.

Behablom Meharenet, Dereje Alemu

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Article in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Behablom MeharenetNational Institute for Control and Eradication of Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomosis, Kaliti Tsetse Fly Mass Rearing and Irradiation Center, P.O. Box: 19917, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. meharenet@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-1541
Dereje AlemuBedele Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomosis Control and Investigation Center, Bedele, Ethiopia.
Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign · BF

Funding

World Bank Group 1837991839202372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTrypanosomosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans resulting from infection with parasitaemic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted primarily by tsetse flies. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January-March 2018, to estimate the infection rate of trypanosome in Glossina tachinoides, their distribution, magnitude and involved trypanosome species in Limmu Kosa District of Jimma zone.

resultsStudy methodology involved entomological survey using monoconical traps to study the magnitude of Fly density Flay/Trap/Day (FTD) and tsetse fly dissection to estimate infection rate of trypanosome in vector flies. The study result indicated that there was only one species of Tsetse fly Glossina tachinoides detected with FTD = 4.45. From the total of (n = 284) dissected Glossina tachinoides flies only (n = 5) positive for Trypanosome resulting in 1.76% Infection Rate. Peak trypanosome infections were observed in female tsetse 2.04%, n = 4 and 1.14%, n = 1 in males. Furthermore, 1.06% of Glossina tachinoides were infected by Trypanosome vivax and the remaining 0.70% was Trypanosome congolense. Finally, the study concluded with the recommendation of control and suppression of the vector and parasite was mandatory due to Pathogenic Animal Trypanosomosis.

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AnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleHumansInsect VectorsMalePopulation DensityTrypanosoma congolenseTrypanosoma vivaxTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse FliesGlossina tachinoidesInfection rateLimmu Kosa DistrictTrypanosome

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PMID32138768
PMCPMC7059676
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