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It may seem like a simple issue--just use whatever methods necessary to reduce the numbers of tsetse flies so that much needed development can move ahead in some of the heavily affected African countries. But, surprisingly, conservationists claim that tsetse fly infestatation can benefit Africa.
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People get African trypanosomiasis from the bite of an infected tsetse fly. In rare cases, an infected pregnant woman can pass the infection to her baby. Infection can also be transmitted by blood transfusion or organ transplant, but very rarely.
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www.dhpe.org/infect/Trypano.html
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Because of the tsetse fly, not many African farmers are now able to use animals for ploughing. ... Some experts say that trypanosomiasis helps create African "green deserts" -- 10 mn square kilometres of otherwise lush and fertile land that is not in production because of the tsetse fly carrier. This includes land in 32 of...
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DAKAR, 12 May 2009 (IRIN) - Each year in Africa the tsetse fly causes more than US$4 billion in agriculture income losses, kills three million livestock and infects up to 75,000 people with trypanosomiasis, according to the UN. ... Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign...
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www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=84351
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A new campaign to control the deadly tsetse fly in Africa, parasitic carrier of sleeping sickness, has been launched by the Organization of African Unity (OAU). ... The tsetse fly has turned much of the fertile African landscape into an uninhabited "green desert," spreading sleeping sickness -- and killing 3 million...
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www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/Tsetse/index.shtml
www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/Tsetse/index.shtml
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Trypanosomiasis is a severe disease, transmitted by tsetse flies, which affects both people and domestic animals. It occurs in 35 African countries where it causes death, debility, diminished productivity and massive economic losses.
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www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/PressReleases/2009/prn200916.html
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A person gets West African trypanosomiasis through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Occasionally a pregnant woman may pass the infection to her baby. In theory, the infection can be transmitted through a blood transfusion, but such cases rarely have been documented.
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trypanosomiasis/factsh...
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trypanosomiasis/factsht_wa_trypanosomiasis.htm
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Two trapping methods were compared during a survey of the distribution of tsetse flies in the Mbororo cattle breeding area of the Central African Republic: (a) several traps dispersed throughout the riverine forest galleries and remaining only one day at each site: (b) one sentinel trap placed at the cattle drinking...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1896769
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(CNN) -- On the African continent, in the narrow band between the 15th parallels that bookend the equator, a tiny fly is jeopardizing the lives of 55 million people and could be responsible for one of the largest epidemics of this century. ... The tsetse fly feeds on the blood of animals and humans. Its bite can carry...
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www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9802/28/sudan.sleeping.sickness/
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