Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

Introduction: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It affects 7
million people, mainly in Latin America. Diagnosis is usually made serologically, but at some …

Tsetse flies are the vectors of African trypanosomiasis affecting 36 sub-Saharan countries.
Both wild and domestic animals play a crucial role in maintaining the disease-causing …

Background The timing of Trypanosoma brucei entry into the brain parenchyma to initiate
the second, meningoencephalitic stage of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping …

Tsetse flies are obligate hematophagous vectors of animal and human African
trypanosomosis. They cyclically transmit pathogenic Trypanosoma species. The …

The Kafue ecosystem is a vast conservation protected area comprising the Kafue National
Park (KNP) and the Game Management Areas (GMA) that act as a buffer around the national …

Tsetse transmitted trypanosomiasis is a fatal disease commonly known as Nagana in cattle
and sleeping sickness in humans. The disease threatens food security and has severe …

The control of African trypanosomiasis (AT) in Eastern and Southern Africa, including
Zambia, faces huge challenges due to the involvement of wild and domestic animal …

Background Tsetse flies are vectors of trypanosomes, parasites that cause devastating
disease in humans and livestock. In the course of vector control programmes it is necessary …

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease that has not received
much attention in Zambia and most of the countries in which it occurs. In this study, we …