Prevalence of trypanosomiasis in cattle in south-west Zambia

A trypanosomiasis survey was conducted in South-West Zambia. From a total of 3,346 cattle sampled 342 cattle showed a positive trypanosomiasis parasitaemia. During the survey trypanosome species and PCV values were also recorded. With simple statistical analysis populations with higher and lower pre...

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Published inTropical animal health and production Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 78
Main Authors Corten, J J, ter Huurne, A A, Moorhouse, P D, de Rooij, R C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1988
Subjects
Animals
Cattle
Space-Time Clustering
Trypanosoma brucei brucei - isolation & purification
Trypanosoma congolense - isolation & purification
Trypanosomiasis, African - epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis, African - parasitology
Trypanosomiasis, African - veterinary
Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - parasitology
Zambia
Zambia
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Summary:A trypanosomiasis survey was conducted in South-West Zambia. From a total of 3,346 cattle sampled 342 cattle showed a positive trypanosomiasis parasitaemia. During the survey trypanosome species and PCV values were also recorded. With simple statistical analysis populations with higher and lower prevalence rates were differentiated. The results indicated that the Kwando River Basin Tsetse Fly Belt and the Kafue River Basin Tsetse Fly Belt infested a larger area than originally assumed and that a link-up between both belts occurred or will occur in the near future.
ISSN:0049-4747
DOI:10.1007/BF02242230