supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170470,31720103918 to ZRL,32270446 to DHL);Natural Sciences Foundation of Guangdong Province(2022A1515011874 to DHL);Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou(202201011831);the Czech Grant Agency 22-01026S to JL.
Currently,new species of freshwater fish trypanosomes,which are economically important parasites,are being described based on subjectively selected features,i.e.,their cell morphology and the host species.We have perf...
Animal trypanosomosis continues to impede animal production in sub-Saharan Africa mostly in locations where tsetse flies are endemic. This has ended up devastating many livelihoods where majority of the people depend ...
This research received financial support from the project“Predicting vulnerability and improving resilience of the Maasai communities to vector borne infections:An Eco-health approach in Maasai steppe ecosystem,based at Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology(NM-AIST)”.
Background:Changes of land cover modify the characteristics of habitat,host-vector interaction and consequently infection rates of disease causing agents.In this paper,we report variations in tsetse distribution patte...
Supported by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFUND)(Grant No.MOUAU/ETF/DO/40/VOL.1/59).
Objective:To determine the effect of Ancylostoma caninum(A.caninum)and trypanosome parasites on the immune response to vaccination in dogs in endemic environments.Methods:Sixteen dogs for the experiment were grouped i...
Objective:To investigate the effects of combination therapy of methanolic leaf extract of Azadirachta indica(A.indica) and diminazene diaceturate(DDA) in the treatment of experimental Trypanosoma brucei brucei(T.bruce...
The diurnal activity patterns, trypanosome infection rates and movement of Glossinafuscipesfuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) were investigated in Buvuma Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. Hourly trapping of tsetse flies ...