Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Neil Anderson; Joseph Mubanga; Eric M Fevre; Kim Picozzi; Mark C Eisler; Robert Thomas; Susan C Welburn

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001211

Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Neil Anderson, Joseph Mubanga, Eric M Fevre, Kim Picozzi, Mark C Eisler, Robert Thomas, Susan C Welburn

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Animal and human trypanosomiasis are constraints to both animal and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little recent evidence as to how these parasites circulate in wild hosts in natural ecosystems. The Luangwa Valley in Zambia supports high densities of tsetse flies (Glossina species) and is recognised as an historical sleeping sickness focus. The objective of this study was to characterise the nature of the reservoir community for trypanosomiasis in the absence of influence from domesticated hosts.

Original language	English
Article number	e1211
Number of pages	16
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001211
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2011

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Cross-Sectional Studies
Animals
Zambia
Trypanosoma
Humans
Trypanosomiasis
Disease Reservoirs
Prevalence
Animals, Wild

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