Equine trypanosomosis is a complex of infectious diseases called dourine, nagana and
surra. It is caused by several species of the genus Trypanosoma that are transmitted …

African trypanosomes are vector-borne protozoa, which cause significant human and animal
disease across sub-Saharan Africa, and animal disease across Asia and South America. In …

Abstract Background Trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma vivax is one of the diseases
threatening the health and productivity of livestock in Africa and Latin America …

SUMMARY In 2005, the Government of Senegal initiated a project entitled “Projet de lutte
contre les glossines dans les Niayes”(Tsetse control project in the Niayes) with the aim of …

Laboratory studies of pathogens aim to limit complexity in order to disentangle the important
parameters contributing to an infection. However, pathogens rarely exist in isolation, and …

The aim of this study was to describe and report the prevalence of conditions found at
necropsy examination of UK donkeys. Records from 1,444 donkeys over a 7-year period …

Microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to survey pathogenic
trypanosome infection in naturally infected Nigerian cattle. In 411 animals sampled …

The riverine tsetse species Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank 1949 (Diptera:
Glossinidae) inhabits riparian forests along river systems in West Africa. The government of …

Quorum sensing (QS) is commonly used in microbial communities and some unicellular
parasites to coordinate group behaviours,. An example is Trypanosoma brucei, which …

The protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma congolense, is one of the most economically
important pathogens of livestock in Africa and, through its impact on cattle health and …