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Bovine trypanosomiasis in tsetse-free pastoral zone of the Far-North region, Cameroon
Author(s) -
PF Suh,
Flobert Njiokou,
Mamoudou Abdoulmoumini,
TM Ahmadou,
Arabi Mouhaman,
Rebecca Garabed
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.217618
Subject(s) - herd , trypanosoma vivax , trypanosomiasis , veterinary medicine , pastoralism , livestock , cattle diseases , african trypanosomiasis , biology , tsetse fly , wet season , medicine , virology , ecology
The Far-North region of Cameroon has been considered free of tsetse and trypanosomiasis for the past three decades. But recent reports by pastoralists indicate its reappearance in the region. This study was aimed to confirm the existence of cattle trypanosomiasis and determine its prevalence, and to establish pastoralists knowledge and practice (KP) of the disease in Ndiyam Shinwa pastoral zone of Cameroon.

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