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Introduction of African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT)/Nagana

Introduction of African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT)/Nagana

Monicah W. Maichomo, Caleb Oburu Orenge, Daniel Ochieng Gamba
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799864332|ISBN10: 1799864332|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799864349|EISBN13: 9781799864356
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch001
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Maichomo, Monicah W., et al. "Introduction of African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT)/Nagana." Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch001

APA

Maichomo, M. W., Orenge, C. O., & Gamba, D. O. (2021). Introduction of African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT)/Nagana. In C. Orenge (Ed.), Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock (pp. 1-23). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch001

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Maichomo, Monicah W., Caleb Oburu Orenge, and Daniel Ochieng Gamba. "Introduction of African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT)/Nagana." In Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, 1-23. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch001

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Abstract

African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), a livestock disease, also known as Nagana, tsetse fly disease, or tsetse disease, is a widespread tsetse-borne disease complex caused by unicellular protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. It is one of the major constraints to the expansion of livestock rearing and livestock-based industries in Africa. It also constrains mixed farming, human health, and livelihood in tropical Africa. The tsetse fly is the major vector of the disease. Acute disease is characterized by marked depression, intermittent fever, anorexia, anemia, blood-tinged diarrhea, and adenopathy, sometimes petechiae on mucosa, abortion, and death if not treated. Diagnosis is made by observing trypanosome parasites by direct microscopic examination of blood, lymph nodes, edema fluid, or tissues. Treatment is by chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis. Control is achieved through vector control treatment using available molecules and use of a few available trypanotolerant breeds of animals.

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