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Isolation, cultivation and molecular characterization of a new Trypanosoma equiperdum strain in Mongolia
(2016)
Background: Trypanosoma equiperdum causes dourine via sexual transmission in Equidae. T. equiperdum is classified
under the subgenus Trypanozoon along with the T. brucei sspp. and T. evansi; however, the species classification ...
Molecular epidemiology of Babesia species, Theileria parva, and Anaplasma marginale infecting cattle and the tick control malpractices in Central and Eastern Uganda
(2018)
East Coast fever, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis are the major tick-borne diseases affecting cattle productivity in Uganda. The emergence of acaricide-resistant ticks is suspected to have caused a rise in hemoparasites. This ...
Identification and characterization of guanosine 5′-monophosphate reductase of Trypanosoma Congolese as a drug target.
(Parasitology international, 2017)
Trypanosoma Congolese is one of the most prevalent pathogens which causes trypanosomosis in African animals, resulting in a significant economic loss. In its life cycle, T. Congolese is incapable of synthesizing purine ...
An Assessment of Livestock Technology Packaging and Dissemination in Rukungiri District
(2012)
The study was motivated by the fact that despite availability of technologies capable of solving farmers’ constraints adoption of relevant technology has been insufficient to address the constraints. This research set out ...
The evaluation of GM6-based ELISA and ICT as diagnostic methods on a Mongolian farm with an outbreak of non-tsetse transmitted horse trypanosomosis
(Elsevier, 2017)
Trypanosoma equiperdum, which is the etiological agent of dourine, spreads through sexual intercourse in
equines. Dourine (T. equiperdum) has been reported in Mongolia, where it is considered an economically important
disease ...
The incrimination of three trypanosome species in clinically affected German shepherd dogs in Sudan
(Springer, 2014)
Canine trypanosomosisis (CT) is a common disease
caused by tsetse- and non-tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes
worldwide. The severity of the disease varies from
acute, sub-acute to chronic with non-specific clinical ...
Prevalence and risk factors for trypanosome infection in cattle from communities surrounding the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2021-10-07)
Bovine trypanosomosis transmitted by tsetse fies is a major constraint to cattle health and productivity in all sub-Saharan countries, including Uganda. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of
bovine ...
Heterogeneity in Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis and its Associated Risk Factors in Pastoral and Agro Pastoral Communities Surrounding Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
(Research Square, 2021-03-22)
Bovine trypanosomosis transmitted by tsetse flies is a major constraint to cattle health and
productivity in sub- Saharan countries including Uganda. The objectives of this study were to determine
the prevalence of bovine ...
Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda
(Hindawi, 2021-06-15)
Trypanosomes are the causative agents of animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), the former affecting domestic animals prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main species causing AAT in ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on bovine trypanosomosis control in pastoral and agro pastoral communities surrounding Murchison Falls National Park
(Springer Link, 2021-05-07)
A mixed method survey was conducted among pastoral and agro pastoral communities surrounding Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices about control of bovine trypanosomosis. A total ...