Integrating the sterile insect technique as a key component of area-wide tsetse and trypanosomiasis intervention

2001

Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis remains a major constraint to livestock and agricultural development in large tracts of sub-Saharan Africa. A wide range of methods to reduce the impact of the disease have been developed.

Impacts of trypanosomiasis on African agriculture

2000

African animal trypanosomiasis contrains agriculture in the area of Africa that have the greatest potential for expanding agricultutale production. Even in areas of only moderate risk of disease outbreak, herds have lower calving rates, lower milk yields, higher risks of calf mortality and reduce efficiency as wok animal; they also require more frequent treatment with preventive and curative trypanocidal drigs.

Drug management and parasite resistance in bovine trypanosomiasis in Africa

1998

Trypanocidal drugs remain the principal method of animal trypanosomiasis control in most African countries. However, there is growing concern that their future effectiveness may be severely curtailed by widespread drug resistance. This document presents an overview of the current situation of resistance to drugs for the chemotherapy of trypanosomiasis in African livestock.