A nationwide study of Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae), potential mechanical vector of animal trypanosomiasis in Cameroon

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Authors

Sevidzem Silas Lendzele¹

1. Université Libreville Nord

Conference / event

ICOPANHAGEN, August 2022 (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Poster summary

African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT) is an important animal disease in Cameroon where more than 90% of cattle herds are exposed to it. The disease is transmitted biologically by tsetse flies and mechanically by blood sucking dipterans such as tabanids and Stomoxys. Stomoxys are widespread in major agro-ecological zones of Cameroon with trap density superior to that of other potential vectors. The present poster presents data of a systematic entomological prospection of Stomoxys in eight regions and review of information on AAT in those areas of Cameroon. From our geospatial analysis, Stomoxys were abundant around cattle herds where AAT is prevalent.

Keywords

Animal trypanosomosis, Bovine, Stomoxys, Agro-ecological zones, Cameroon

Research areas

Veterinary and Animal Sciences

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Creative Commons license

Copyright © 2023 Silas Lendzele. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.