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Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in cattle by the African tabanid Atylotus agrestis

Desquesnes Marc, Dia Mamadou Lamine. 2003. Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in cattle by the African tabanid Atylotus agrestis. Experimental Parasitology, 105 (3-4) : 226-231.

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Résumé : The trypanosomes pathogenic to livestock in Africa (Trypanosoma congolense, Trypanosoma vivax, and Trypanosoma brucei) are mainly cyclically transmitted by tsetse (Glossina). However, T. vivax, can also be mechanically transmitted by haematophagous insects. Laboratory studies have demonstrated the mechanical transmission of T. congolense, but confirmation of this under natural conditions was necessary. An experiment was therefore carried out in Lahirasso, Burkina Faso, in a corral completely covered by mosquito net, to avoid exposure to tsetse. Eight receiver heifers, free of trypanosome infection, were kept together with two donor heifers, experimentally infected with local stocks of T. congolense. On average, 291 Atylotus agrestis, freshly captured in Nzi traps, were introduced into the mosquito net daily for a period of 20 days to initiate mechanical transmission among cattle. Daily microscopical observation of their blood indicated that two of the eight receiver heifers became infected with T. congolense from days 42 and 53. Mechanical transmission of T. congolense by A. agrestis was demonstrated unequivocally with a 25% incidence over a 20-day period of exposure under a mean challenge of 29 insects/animal/day. These results, in addition to previous reports, demonstrate the ability of A. agrestis to transmit T. vivax and T. congolense to cattle in Africa by mechanical means. Efforts to eliminate cattle trypanosomosis should therefore consider the eventual persistence of disease as a result of mechanical transmission of trypanosomes by tabanids. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Trypanosoma congolense, Tabanidae, transmission des maladies, morbidité, épidémiologie

Classification Agris : L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux
L73 - Maladies des animaux

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