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HomeTsetse FAQTsetse and trypanosomiasis

Tsetse and trypanosomiasis

How do tsetse transmit trypanosomes?

What are the symptoms of animal trypanosomiasis?

Can tsetse transmit any other diseases?

Will a single bite from a tsetse cause trypanosomiasis?

Can other insects transmit trypanosomiasis?

Can I stop tsetse biting my cattle?

Can I protect myself from being bitten?

Are some cattle resistant to tsetse and/or trypanosomiasis?

Why is nagana more widespread than sleeping sickness?

Is there a vaccine against trypanosomiasis?

A cow is injected with the drug diminazen to treat trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Negele, Ethiopia US Army Africa / Flickr

Are there drugs to prevent cattle getting Ngana?

Are there drugs to cure Sleeping Sickness and Nagana?

When did we relate tsetse to trypanosomiasis?

How important is trypanosomiasis relative to other diseases?

If we have been controlling tsetse for so long, why are they still a problem?

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