Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of Trypanosoma brucei parasites that cause sleeping
sickness. Our knowledge on the early interface between the infective metacyclic forms and …

Sleeping sickness describes two diseases, both fatal if left untreated:(i) Gambian sleeping
sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, a chronic disease with average …

Background The importance of wildlife as reservoirs of African trypanosomes pathogenic to
man and livestock is well recognised. While new species of trypanosomes and their variants …

Background Trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma congolense is a major constraint to
animal health in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, the treatment of the disease is impaired …

Trypanosomes of African wild ungulates transmitted by tsetse flies can cause human and
livestock diseases. However, trypanosome diversity in wild tsetse flies remains greatly …

Background The present study, conducted in Zambia's Luangwa valley where both animal
African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) are endemic …

Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a significant food security and economic burden in
sub-Saharan Africa. Current AAT empirical and immunodiagnostic surveillance tools suffer …

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Ghibe valley from August to October 2010. 411
head of cattle were sampled in eight villages for buffy coat examination (BCE) and blood …

Background In sub-Saharan countries infested by tsetse flies, African Animal
Trypanosomosis (AAT) is considered as the main pathological constraint to cattle breeding …

Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax are major species that infect cattle in
north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Of the two genetically distinct types of T …