African animal trypanosomosis, which is transmitted by tsetse flies, is still the main obstacle to the development of livestock farming in sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now developed tsetse fly control strategies tailored to every situation in the countries concerned. And those strategies are paying off, with reductions in tsetse fly populations of between 80 and 98% in some areas, enabling integrated control of the disease in animals and a subsequent reduction in the risk to humans. In other areas, such as Senegal, the chosen strategy aims to eradicate tsetse flies. The direct consequence for the 1500 or so livestock farmers in the zone is that their standard of living should rise by almost 30%, thanks to a simple increase in milk and meat production. These results are being used in a wide-ranging campaign involving CIRAD, the Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC), launched at the start of the 2000s to fight the disease throughout Africa.
via CIRAD - Actualités / News http://www.cirad.fr/news/all-news-items/articles/2013/science/african-animal-trypanosomosis-control-of-tsetse-flies
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