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East African Agro-pastoral Systems with Multiple Disease Constraints

The effectiveness of international research and development efforts in Africa has been questioned on scientific, administrative and social grounds, and for the lack of conceptual models to place observed eco-social change in interpretive dimensions. To illustrate how the latter problem may be addressed, we examine the ongoing suppression of trypanosomiasis disease affecting cattle in an … Continue reading East African Agro-pastoral Systems with Multiple Disease Constraints

Tsetse Fly Trypanosomiasis System

A key constraint for development of many East African agro-pastoral communities is African animal trypanosomiasis or nagana caused by Trypanosoma spp. and vectored by species of tsetse flies (Glossina spp.). Suppression of trypanosomiasis through trapping of tsetse fly populations was conducted from 1995 to 2005 at and near Luke, Southwest Ethiopia. Odor baited mass trapping … Continue reading Tsetse Fly Trypanosomiasis System