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Prevalence of bovine trypanosomiasis in Gongola State of Northern Nigeria. 1993

A D Daniel, and A J Dadah, and J O Kalejaiye, and A D Dalhatu

Veterinary and Livestock Studies Division, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), Plateau State.

A study of bovine trypanosomosis was carried out in Gongola State (Northern Nigeria), a supposedly tsetse-free region during the months of April-July, 1990. Blood samples were collected from 1,065 cattle and examined by buffy coat and stained smear methods. Packed red cell volume (PCV) was determined simultaneously. Fourty-two (3.9%) of the animals examined were infected with trypanosomes. T. vivax was more frequently encountered than other species. Infection rate was high in the tsetse flies as 27 (22.7%) of Glossina tachinoides caught, dissected and examined were positive for T. vivax and T. congolense infections. Further studies are desirable in areas claimed tsetse-free in Nigeria.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009549	Nigeria	A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.	Federal Republic of Nigeria
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014353	Trypanosomiasis, African	A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the TSETSE FLY. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals.	African Sleeping Sickness,Nagana,African Trypanosomiasis,African Sleeping Sicknesses,African Trypanosomiases,Sickness, African Sleeping,Sicknesses, African Sleeping,Sleeping Sickness, African,Sleeping Sicknesses, African,Trypanosomiases, African
D014354	Trypanosomiasis, Bovine	Infection in cattle caused by various species of trypanosomes.	Bovine Trypanosomiases,Bovine Trypanosomiasis,Trypanosomiases, Bovine
D015995	Prevalence	The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.	Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences