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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma vivax in cattle by the African tabanid Atylotus fuscipes
Veterinary Parasitology, Volume 119, No. 1, Year 2004
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An experiment was carried out in Burkina Faso to evaluate the potential for mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma vivax by the African tabanid Atylotus fuscipes. The experiment was carried out in a corral (10m×10m) completely covered by a mosquito net (12m×12m and 2.5m high). Eight heifers (cross-bred Zebu X Baoulé), free of trypanosome infection, were kept together with two heifers experimentally infected with a local stock of T. vivax. An average of 539 A. fuscipes per day, freshly captured with two Nzi traps, were introduced into the mosquito net from Day 1 to 20, to allow mechanical transmission of the parasites among cattle. Daily parasitological examinations (BCM) of cattle blood samples indicated that six of the eight receiver heifers were positive from days 9, 10, 15, 16, 19 and 29. Mechanical transmission of T. vivax by A. fuscipes was demonstrated unequivocally in close to natural conditions, at a high rate (75% incidence over a 20-day period) under a mean challenge of 54 insects per heifer per day. These results, in addition to previous demonstration of mechanical transmission of T. vivax by Atylotus agrestis, confirm that mechanical transmission can be a significant route of infection. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Desquesnes, Marc
France, Paris
Cirad
Burkina Faso, Bobo-dioulasso
Centre International de Recherche-developpement Sur Lelevage en Zone Subhumide, Bobo-dioulasso
Dia, Mamadou Lamine
Burkina Faso, Bobo-dioulasso
Centre International de Recherche-developpement Sur Lelevage en Zone Subhumide, Bobo-dioulasso
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Citations: 122
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.10.015
ISSN:
03044017
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Burkina Faso