The resurgence of trypanosomosis in Botswana : short communication

Sharma, S.P.; Losho, T; Malau, Matur Bernard; Mangate, K.G.; Linchwe, K.B.; Amanfu, W.; Motsu, T.K.

doi:10.4102/jsava.v72i4.658

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“…With the above average rainfall, the tsetse fly was able to recover and disperse beyond the confines of the Okavango Delta, taking the threat of trypanosomosis once again back to the people and livestock. Cattle deaths resulting from Nagana increased during this period (Sharma et al, 2001). …”

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confidence: 94%

Management of Tsetse Fly Using Insecticides in Northern Botswana

Kurugundla¹,

Kgori²,

Moleele³

2012

Insecticides - Pest Engineering

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Section: -2000 Traps and Targetsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Management of Tsetse Fly Using Insecticides in Northern Botswana

Kurugundla¹,

Kgori²,

Moleele³

2012

Insecticides - Pest Engineering

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“…Cattle in the Okavango Delta, the Chobe, and the Nata River Basin are also at constant risk of infection with viral foot and mouth disease transmitted from buffalos [6,89]. Furthermore, conditions such as sleeping sickness (nagana) were re-discovered in the Ngamiland district in 2001 [96].…”

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confidence: 99%

Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Chatibura

2023

J. Ethn. Food

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This article reviews the critical role of cattle and beef production, consumption practices, and symbolic values, among other elements, in instituting Botswana’s beef heritage. The rise of gastronomic tourism and the dearth of literature on Africa’s intangible food heritage has necessitated such a review. Using a document analysis methodology with Google, Google Scholar, and Web of Science Core Collection, the article narrates how the historical, economic, and sociocultural reliance on cattle led to a distinctive intangible beef heritage in Botswana. In conclusion, the article motivates the recognition of seswaa, a beef-related cuisine, as worthy of inscription under UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and for the continued documentation of food heritage amidst the limited regional studies of such in Africa.

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Global Distribution, Host Range and Prevalence of Trypanosoma Vivax: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Fetene

Regassa

Büscher

2020

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Background Trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma vivax is one of the diseases threatening the health and productivity of livestock in Africa and Latin America. T. vivax is mainly transmitted by tsetse flies; however, the parasite has acquired the ability to be also transmitted mechanically by hematophagous dipterans. Understanding its distribution, host range and prevalence is a key step in local and global efforts to control the disease. Methods The study was conducted according to the methodological recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. A systematic literature search was conducted on three search engines, namely Pubmed, Scopus and CAB Direct, to identify all publications reporting natural infection of T. vivax across the world. All the three search engines were screened using the search term Trypanosome vivax without time and language restrictions. Publications on T. vivax that met our inclusion criteria were considered for systematic review and meta-analysis. Result The study provides a global database of T. vivax, consisting of 899 records from 245 peer reviewed articles in 41 countries. A total of 232,6277 tests were performed on 97 different mammalian hosts, including a wide range of wild animals. Natural infections of T. vivax were recorded in 39 different African and Latin American countries and 47 mammalian host species. All the 245 articles were included into the qualitative analysis, while information from 186 cross-sectional studies was used in the quantitative analysis mainly to estimate the pooled prevalence. Pooled prevalence estimates of T. vivax in buffalo, cattle, dog, dromedary camel, equine, pig, small ruminant and wild animals were 30.6%, 6.4%, 2.6%, 8.4%, 3.7%, 5.5%, 3.8% and 12.9%, respectively. Stratified according to the diagnostic method, the highest pooled prevalences were found with serological techniques in domesticated buffalo (57.6%) followed by equine (50.0%) and wild animals (49.3%).Conclusion The study provides a comprehensive dataset on the geographical distribution and host range of T. vivax and demonstrates the potential of this parasite to invade other countries out of Africa and Latin America.

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The resurgence of trypanosomosis in Botswana : short communication

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Management of Tsetse Fly Using Insecticides in Northern Botswana

Management of Tsetse Fly Using Insecticides in Northern Botswana

Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Global Distribution, Host Range and Prevalence of Trypanosoma Vivax: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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