Tsetse fly-transmitted African trypanosomiasis / Prof. Mike Lehane.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Lehane, Mike, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African trypanosomiasis.

Physical Description:

1 videorecording (37 min., 32 sec.) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, [2010]

System Details:

video file

Contents:

Introduction

Diseases caused by tsetse fly

Trypanosome lifecycle

Tsetse flies are essentially present in Africa only

Nagana - cost

Nagana - nature

Sleeping sickness

Prevalence of disease

Areas of highest prevalence

Sleeping sickness - two distinct diseases

The danger from overlap of the two diseases

Sleeping sickness - two phases

Sleeping sickness - diagnosis

Control and treatment - no vaccines

Control and treatment

Geographical separation

Nagana and trypanotolerance

Drugs for nagana

Drugs for sleeping sickness

Active case detection and treatment

Killing tsetse flies

Tsetse species and sub-species

Morsitans group habitat

Palpalis group habitat

Tsetse fly life cycle (1)

Tsetse flies feed exclusively on blood

Tsetse fly life cycle (2)

Control of tsetse flies over large areas

Aerial spraying in Okavango delta, 2002-3

Control of tsetse flies by live targets

Control by artificial targets

Control by Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

Summary

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

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