A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the ...
Machila, N.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya
Field studies were conducted to assess the occurrence of resistance to isometamidium chloride and diminazene aceturate in trypanosomes infecting cattle in Kenedougou Province of Burkina Faso. Forty-five of the 166 villages in Kenedougou were randomly sampled and visited to assess livestock numb...
McDermott, John J.
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Woitag, T.
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Sidibe, I.
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Bauer, B.
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Diarra, B.
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Ouédraogo, D.
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Kamuanga, M.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Zessin, K.H.
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[Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kenedougou Province, Burkina Faso]
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Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kenedougou Province, Burkina Faso
This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...
Machila, N.
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Emongor, Rosemary
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Shaw, A.P.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
Resistance to the drugs used to control African animal trypanosomosis is increasingly recognised as a constraint to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. The most commonly used tests for detection of trypanocidal drug resistance are tests using mice or ruminants, but these suffer from lack ...
Eisler, M.C.
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Brandt, J.
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Bauer, B.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Delespaux, V.
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Holmes, P.H.
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Ilemobade, A.
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Machila, N.
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Mbwambo, H.
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McDermott, John J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Murilla, G.
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Ndung'u, J.M.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Sidibe, I.
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Sinyangwe, L.
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Geerts, S.
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[Standardised tests in mice and cattle for the detection of drug resistance in tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes of African domestic cattle]
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Standardised tests in mice and cattle for the detection of drug resistance in tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes of African domestic cattle
The aim of this study was to assess, whether polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows sensitive screening of treatment failure suspicions in areas, where drug resistance against African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) appears to be a problem. PCR was used to detect trypanosome infections prior to, 14 ...
Gall, Y.
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Woitag, T.
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Bauer, B.
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Sidibe, I.
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McDermott, John J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Trypanocidal failure suggested by PCR results in cattle field samples]
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Trypanocidal failure suggested by PCR results in cattle field samples
Drug resistant trypanosome infections in livestock have been Reported from 13 sub-Saharan countries so far, in eight of which multiple resistance occurs. Since new trypanocides are unlikely to appear on the market in the near future, information about the occurrence, extent and impact of drug res...
Gall, Y.
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Woitag, J.
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Bauer, B.
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Sidibe, I.
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McDermott, John J.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Detection of trypanocide failure in cattle: Diagnostic potential of PCR compared to parasitological methods]
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Detection of trypanocide failure in cattle: Diagnostic potential of PCR compared to parasitological methods
Currently in Southeast Uganda, FITCA (EU funded Farming in Tsetse Controlled Areas Project) is involved in an intervention programme against both animal trypanosomiasis and human sleeping sickness. This is a regional project involving Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. In southeast Uganda, the...
Fyfe. K.
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Picozzi, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Wasiwa, C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas]
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Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas
Besides the in vitro test, two tests are very commonly used for the detection of trypanocidal drug resistance: the tests in mice and in ruminants. Since it has been shown that several parameters such as the number of trypanosomes inoculated and the time of treatment might influence the outcome of...
Geerts, S.
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Ndung'u, J.M.
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Murilla, G.
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Mbwambo, H.
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Sirryangwe, L.
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Machila, N.
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Delespaux, V.
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Brandt, J.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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McDermott, John J.
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Holmes, P.H.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[In vivo tests for the detection of resistance to trypanocidal drugs: Tests in mice and in ruminants]
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In vivo tests for the detection of resistance to trypanocidal drugs: Tests in mice and in ruminants