| bovine tuberculosis in the lake victoria zone of tanzania and its possible consequences for human health in the hiv/aids era. | a total of 8190 cattle from 42 well-managed herds in the lake victoria zone of tanzania were tested for bovine tuberculosis by a single comparative intradermal test (scitt) using avian and bovine purified protein derivative (ppd) antigens. the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in this area was found to be 0.2%. there was significant variation (p < 0.001) among the herds tested in the four regions in this zone (kagera, mara, mwanza and shinyanga). the highest prevalence (2.12%) was in a herd of 5 ... | 1997 | 9444076 |
| insecticide-treated cattle for tsetse control: the power and the problems. | trypanosomiasis control increasingly involves financial input from livestock owners and their active participation. if control is carried out on smaller scales than in the past, methods such as aerial and ground spraying and sterile insect techniques will have reduced application. there will be increased reliance on trypanocidal drugs, and bait methods of tsetse control--where flies are attracted to point sources and killed. if drug resistance develops, cheap and simple bait methods offer the on ... | 2000 | 10872856 |
| contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in tanzania: current status. | cbpp reappeared in arusha, northern tanzania in 1990, having been introduced from kenya. the disease spread rapidly to mara region through rustling of sick or infected animals. in november 1992, an unrelated outbreak occurred in kagera, having spread from southern uganda. up to the end of december 1994, the disease appeared to be confined to kagera and arusha. in january 1995, cbpp was observed in morogoro region, south of the central railway line. thereafter, the disease spread through western ... | 2001 | 11234189 |
| insecticide-treated cattle against tsetse (diptera: glossinidae): what governs success? | the distributions of insecticide-treated cattle from sites in tanzania and zimbabwe were assessed from interviews with livestock owners, analysis of secondary livestock data and mapping technologies. the time-course of tsetse control operations at these sites were then simulated using a mathematical model that assumed diffusive movement and logistic growth in fly populations. a simulation of a tsetse control operation in mudzi district, north-east zimbabwe, was in accord with observations that t ... | 2003 | 12762862 |
| paramphistomum sukumum sp.nov. and other stomach-flukes from cattle in the sukumaland area of the lake region, tanganyika. | | 1964 | 14170212 |
| observations on the transmission of schistosoma haematobium and schistosoma bovis in the lake region of tanganyika. | previous investigations have shown that in the lake region of sukumaland, tanganyika, where schistosoma haematobium is highly endemic, bulinus (physopsis) nasutus is responsible for the transmission of that schistosome in small, temporary rain pools. this area is one of low rainfall, and large artificial reservoirs are the chief source of water in the dry season. the role of these reservoirs in s. haematobium transmission was studied over a period of about a year.previous work in south africa ha ... | 1964 | 14277260 |
| foot-and-mouth disease in tanzania from 2001 to 2006. | foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) is endemic in tanzania, with outbreaks occurring almost each year in different parts of the country. there is now a strong political desire to control animal diseases as part of national poverty alleviation strategies. however, fmd control requires improving the current knowledge on the disease dynamics and factors related to fmd occurrence so control measures can be implemented more efficiently. the objectives of this study were to describe the fmd dynamics in tanza ... | 2010 | 21078082 |
| smallholder farmers' attitudes toward the provision of drinking water for dairy cows in kagera, tanzania. | agriculture's large share of tanzanian gdp and the large percentage of rural poor engaged in the sector make it a focus for many development projects that see it as an area of attention for reducing rural poverty. this paper uses a case of the kamachumu community, where a dairy cow loan project was implemented using the heifer-in-trust (hit) model. this study finds that productivity is limited by how the cows are being managed, particularly with many animals not having ad lib access to drinking ... | 2015 | 25433649 |