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

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dc.contributor.authorNgongolo, Kelvin
dc.contributor.authorEstes, Anna B.
dc.contributor.authorHudson, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorGwakisa, Paul S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-03T07:41:34Z
dc.date.available2020-09-03T07:41:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull-text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510078en_US
dc.description.abstractTrypanosomosis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNgongolo, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2474-3658
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510078
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2468
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectTrypanosome infectionen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectTrypanosomosisen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectWildlife interface areasen_US
dc.subjectCattleen_US
dc.subjectTarangire National Parken_US
dc.subjectLivestock diseasesen_US
dc.subjectTrypanosome vectoren_US
dc.titleAssessing risk factors for Trypanosome infections in cattle in wildlife interface areas in Northern Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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