Autor: |
Soumaïla Pagabeleguem, Mamadou Sangaré, Zakaria Bengaly, Massouroudin Akoudjin, Adrien M G Belem, Jérémy Bouyer |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e49762 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0049762 |
Popis: |
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan countries infested by tsetse flies, African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT) is considered as the main pathological constraint to cattle breeding. Africa has known a strong climatic change and its population was multiplied by four during the last half-century. The aim of this study was to characterize the impact of production practices and climate on tsetse occurrence and abundance, and the associated prevalence of AAT in Burkina Faso. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Four sites were selected along a South-north transect of increasing aridity. The study combines parasitological and entomological surveys. For the parasitological aspect, blood samples were collected from 1,041 cattle selected through a stratified sampling procedure including location and livestock management system (long transhumance, short transhumance, sedentary). Parasitological and serological prevalence specific to livestock management systems show a gradual increase from the Sahelian to the Sudano-Guinean area (P |
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