Previously, strategy formulation for large-scale eradication of tsetse in southern Africawas dominated by straightforward technical considerations. The current shift to localised control of tsetse-transmitted bovine trypanosomosis has changed the emphasis from the vector to the disease. Nagana remains the main reason for intervening but control methods will differ according to the local situation and interventions will be restricted to those areas where the disease is present. As a result, the technical criteria to be considered will differ substantially from those considered in the planning for large-scale eradication. First, a clear picture of the extent and magnitude of the bovine trypanosomosis problem is required. Second, the selection ofthe most efficient intervention methods will vary according to the local epidemiological situation. Hence, the different epidemiological situations need to be identified and the effectiveness of available control methods needs to be evaluated in each of the situations. Finally, the long-term sustainability of an intervention will depend, to a large extent, upon the socio-economic impact of the disease and perceived benefits accruing from its control. Tsetse-transmitted bovine trypanosomosis occurs in large areas of Malawi, Zambia,Zimbabwe and Namibia. The epidemiology of the disease differs substantially between areas. On the plateau of eastern Zambia, for example, cattle are kept in a tsetse infested area. Because of the encroachment of people and cattle into the tsetse infested area and the concomitant reduction in the number of game animals, tsetse have become highly dependent on cattle as their source of food. As a result, the distribution and density of tsetse is determined largely by the distribution and changes in the distribution or grazing pattern of cattle. Trypanosoma congolense is the main.trypanosome species in tsetse and cattle. The prevalence of congolense-type trypanosomal infections in tsetse undergoes little variations between months and is affected mainly by the average age of the tsetse population. The incidence of bovine trypanosomosis is significantly correlated with the density of the tsetse population.Bovine trypanosomosis is also prevalent in areas where cattle are kept adjacent to a tsetse-infested zone or where tsetse occasionally invade a tsetse-free area. In Malawi,for example, the main foci of bovine trypanosomosis are located adjacent to tsetse infested national parks, game reserves or forest reserves. Bovine trypanosomosis also occurs far outside the known tsetse foci because of the seasonal movement of tsetse,along rivers or because of, often small, undetected tsetse foci. Such foci have been detected in Malawi and in Zimbabwe. In most of the areas, bovine trypanosomosis is caused by T congolense. However, the prevalence of T vivax infections is high in areas where tsetse take a large proportion of feeds on game animals. Please read the full abstract in the section 00 front of this document. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2000. / Veterinary Tropical Diseases / unrestricted

La trypanosomose humaine africaine, maladie tropicale négligée sévit en Afrique subsaharienne dans les zones rurales reculées avec un accès difficile aux soins de santé. Les traitements disponibles sont coûteux et nécessitent d'importantes ressources humaines et logistiques. En dépit du manque des personnels de santé qualifiés dans les zones d'endémie, la population fait souvent recours à la médecine traditionnelle. Ainsi la recherche de nouvelles molécules actives semble nécessaire pour contribuer à l'effort de recherches d'alternatives thérapeutiques contre la THA. In vitro des plantes médicinales de la République Centrafricaine de la famille des combretaceae ont présenté une activité trypanocide sur T. brucei brucei.Plusieurs cas d'infection humaine par des trypanosomes parasites de l'animal ont été également rapportés. Le nombre de ces infections est probablement sous-estimé. Certaines sont généralement guéris d'une manière spontanée, d'autres nécessitent une prise en charge thérapeutique. Des médicaments conventionnels disponibles contre la THA ainsi que le fexinidazole en phase d'essai clinique et la combinaison NECT se sont révélés efficaces contre le T. lewisi (parasite naturel de rat, à l'origine de la trypanosomose humaine atypique) in vitro en comparaison avec T. brucei gambiense et in vivo chez le rat. Enfin, le taux d'arginase sérique, enzyme associée au THA est élevé chez les patients trypanosomés par rapport aux sujets sains du foyer. Ce taux est revenu à la normale après un traitement efficace. Ainsi, l'évaluation de l'arginase sérique peut donc être considérée comme un bio marqueur du suivi de l'efficacité du traitement. / The Human African Trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa mainly in remote rural with poor access to health care. Available treatments are expensive and require significant human and logistical resources. Despite the lack of skilled health workers in endemic areas, people often fall back on to traditional medicine. Therefore investigating for new molecules seems necessary to contribute to the effort of research for alternatives therapies against HAT. In vitro, medicinal plants from the combretaceae family in Central African Republic showed trypanocidal activity on T. brucei brucei.Several cases of human infection with trypanosome parasites of animals have also been reported. The number of infections is probably underestimated. Some are usually cured in a spontaneous way, others require therapeutic care. Conventional drugs available against the THA, NECT combination and fexinidazole in clinical trial phase proved to be effective against T. lewisi (natural parasite of rats, causing atypical human Trypanosomosis) in vitro compared with T. brucei gambiense and in vivo in rats. Finally, the level of serum arginase, enzyme associated with the THA, is high in Trypanosomosis patients compared to healthy subjects from the same area. This rate is back to normal after effective treatment. Thus, the assessment of serum arginase may be considered as a biomarker for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment.

African animal trypanosomosis or nagana is a tsetse fly-transmitted disease, caused by Trypanosoma congolense, T. vivax and to a lesser extent T. brucei brucei. The disease causes major losses in revenue in many livestock-producing African countries. The available control methods, including chemotherapeutic drugs and insecticidal spraying, have become environmentally unacceptable. Antigenic variation displayed by the parasites has hindered vaccine development efforts. In this context, rather than focusing solely on the parasite itself, efforts in vaccine development have shifted towards targeting pathogenic factors released by the parasites during infection. Congopain, the major cysteine protease of T. congolense, has been shown to act as a pathogenic factor in the disease process. Analysis of the immune response of trypano-tolerant cattle revealed that these animals have the ability to control congopain activity in vivo. Therefore, congopain is an attractive vaccine candidate. To test the protective potential of congopain, immunisation studies had been conducted in cattle using the baculovirus-expressed catalytic domain of congopain (C2) in RWL, a saponin-based proprietary adjuvant from SmithKline-Beecham. Immunised animals were partially protected against a disease caused by an infection with T.congolense. Unfortunately, subsequent attempts to reproduce these results were disappointing. It was hypothesised that this failure could be due to the different expression system (P. pastoris) used to produce the antigen (C2), or the different adjuvant, ISA206 (Seppic), used, thus hinting towards an epitope presentation problem. Congopain had been shown to dimerise at physiological pH in vitro. Sera from trypano-tolerant cattle preferentially recognised the dimer conformation, advocating for protective epitopes to be dimer associated. For that reason, the present study aimed at improving the antigenicity of congopain through firstly, the elucidation of the protective epitopes associated with the dimer, secondly, the determination of the 3-D structure of the protease in order to map protective epitopes to later design mimotopes, and thirdly improve the delivery of congopain to the immune cells while maintaining the conformation of the protease by using a molecular adjuvant, BiP. A dimerisation model was proposed, identifying the amino acid residues forming the dimerisation motif of congopain. In the present study, particular amino acid residues located in the dimerisation motif were mutated by PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis to generate mutants with different dimerisation capabilities. The congopain mutants were expressed in yeast and their dimerisation capability was assessed by PhastGel® SDS-PAGE. The mutations altered both the electrophoretic mobility of the mutants and their enzymatic characteristics compared to wild-type congopain. This advocated for the involvement of these amino acid residues in the dimerisation process, although they seem not to be the only partakers. Wild-type C2 and mutant forms of C2 were heterologously expressed in P. pastoris and purified to crystallisation purity levels. Crystallisation of these proteins is currently underway, but the results are still unknown. While awaiting the crystallisation results, in silico homology modelling was employed to gain insight into the 3-D structure, using cruzipain crystal structure as a template. The modelled 3-D structure of congopain followed the common framework of cathepsin L-like cysteine proteases. Due to time constraints and awaiting the crystal-derived 3-D structure, the 3-D model of congopain was not exploited to design mimotopes with the potential to provide protection against the disease. As it was shown that protective epitopes are likely to be dimer-specific, maintaining the native conformation of congopain is essential for stimulating a protective immune response in animals. Chemically formulated adjuvants usually contain high salt concentration, at acidic or basic pH, thus might change the conformation of the protease. Adjuvants capable of efficiently delivering the antigen to immune cells while maintaining the conformation of the protease were sought. Proteins belonging to the HSP70 family are natural adjuvants in higher eukaryotes. A protein belonging to the HSP70 family was previously identified in T. congolense lysates and is homologous to mammalian BiP. Congopain was genetically fused with T. congolense BiP in order to improve antigen delivery and production of congopain activity-inhibiting antibodies. The chimeric proteins were successfully expressed in both bacteria and yeasts. The low yields of recombinantly expressed chimeras in yeast and problems associated with renaturation and purification of bacteria-expressed chimeras prevented immunisation studies in mice. However, the groundwork was laid for producing BiP-congopain chimeras for use in an anti-disease vaccine for African trypanosomosis. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2009.

Trypanosoma evansi is a protozoan flagellate that affect cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, cats and pigs. The disease is particularly important in horses, known as "Mal das Cadeiras", due to deficits characteristic of locomotion in animals infected. The disease has a worldwide distribution, with several reports of natural infections in different regions in Brazil. Several pharmaceutical drugs have been recommended for the prophylaxis and control of the parasite, but over the years, these drugs have lost their effectiveness and protozoan looks developing resistance. The production and use of avian antibodies has aroused great interest in the scientific community because of the diversity of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Due to the phylogenetic distance, immune diversification mechanisms and transferability of serum immunoglobulin to the egg yolk, currently recognizes a number of advantages to using avian antibodies rather than antibodies of mammals. This study produced a specific immunoglobulin against Trypanosoma evansi from immunization of chickens using an isolate of the parasite. After extraction and purification from egg yolk, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of these antibodies in cultures of human leukocytes were evaluated. The therapeutic efficacy was tested in Rattus norvegicus. The trial also assessed the use of avian antibody associated with imidocarb dipropionate and diaceturate of diminazene. The toxicity tests showed that immunoglobulin does not produce gene and cell injury. In vivo tests showed increased in longevity and pre-patent period, mainly in rats treated with avian immunoglobulin associated with pharmacological treatment. The immunization and the extraction protocol used in this study allowed obtaining specific antibodies against protozoan and innocuous to the host. Moreover, when administered for therapeutic purposes, strengthens the immune system and prolongs the survival of infected patients. / Trypanosoma evansi é um protozoário flagelado que acomete bovinos, ovinos, caprinos, asininos, felinos e suínos. A enfermidade tem especial importância em equinos, sendo conhecida como mal das cadeiras , devido aos déficits de locomoção característicos em animais infectados. A doença tem distribuição mundial, com vários relatos de infecções naturais em diversas regiões no Brasil. Várias drogas terapêuticas têm sido recomendadas para a profilaxia e controle do protozoário, porém ao longo dos anos estes medicamentos tem perdido a eficácia e o protozoário parece desenvolver resistência. A produção e uso de anticorpos aviários tem despertado grande interesse na comunidade científica devido à diversidade de aplicações diagnósticas e terapêuticas. Devido à distância filogenética, mecanismos de diversificação imune e capacidade de transferência das imunoglobulinas séricas para a gema do ovo, atualmente reconhece-se uma série de vantagens ao utilizar anticorpos aviários ao invés de anticorpos de mamíferos. Neste estudo foi produzido uma imunoglobulina específica contra o T. evansi a partir de imunização de galinhas usando um isolado do protozoário. Após a extração e purificação a partir da gema do ovo, foram avaliadas a citotoxicidade e genotoxicidade destes anticorpos em cultura de leucócitos humanos. A eficácia terapêutica foi testada em Rattus norvegicus. O ensaio também avaliou o uso do anticorpo aviário associado ao dipropionato de imidocarb e diaceturato de diminazene. Os testes de toxicidade mostraram que a imunoglobulina não produz lesões celulares e genéticas. Testes in vivo mostraram aumento da longevidade e período pré-patente, principalmente em ratos tratados com a imunoglobulina aviária associada ao tratamento farmacológico. O protocolo de imunização e extração usados nesta pesquisa permitiu a obtenção de anticorpos específicos contra o protozoário e inócuo para o hospedeiro. Além disso, ao ser administrado com fins terapêuticos, reforça o sistema imunológico e prolonga a sobrevida de pacientes infectados.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The aim of this study was to measure the levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1 (IL-1) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in serum of rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma evansi and to correlate with the hematological parameters. Seventy-six rats (Wistar) were divided into two groups. Group C (control) composed of twenty-eight non-inoculated rats distributed in four subgroups with seven animals each (C3, C5, C10 and C20), which received 0.2 mL saline by intraperitoneally. The group T (infected) formed of forty-eight rats was inoculated intraperitoneally with cryopreserved blood containing 1x106 trypomastigotes per animal. These, eight animals died between 5th -7th days post-infection. The remaining animals were divided into four subgroups with ten animals (T3, T5, T10 and T20) according to parasitemia degree. The blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture at the day 3 (C3, T3), 5 (C5, T5), 10 (C10, T10) and 20 (C20, T20) post infection (pi) to perform the complete blood count and determination of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 levels using an ELISA quantitative sandwich. Immediately after collection the animals were euthanized. The levels of all measured cytokines increased significantly (P < 0.01) in infected animals compared to the controls. T. evansi infection in rats caused an increase in serum IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 and this increase was observed during the whole experimental infection. In addition, the increase in the cytokine levels was concomitant and directly correlated with parasitemia and anemia development at the parasitemia peak. These results suggest a synergism between these cytokines contributing to the development of anemia and the regulation of the immune response against the parasite. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os níveis séricos das citocinas pró-inflamatórias interferon-gama (INF-γ), fator de necrose tumoral-alfa (TNF-α), interleucina 1 (IL-1) e interleucina 6 (IL-6) em ratos experimentalmente infectados por Trypanosoma evansi e estabelecer uma correlação com os parâmetros hematológicos. Setenta e seis ratos (Wistar) machos foram divididos em dois grupos experimentais. O Grupo C (controle) foi composto por vinte e oito ratos não inoculados distribuídos em quatro subgrupos com sete animais cada (C3, C5, C10 e C20), que receberam 0,2 mL de solução fisiológica pela via intraperitoneal. O grupo T (infectados) formado por quarenta e oito ratos inoculados intraperitonealmente com sangue criopreservado, contendo 1x106 tripomastigotas de T. evansi por animal. Destes, oito morreram entre o 5º e 7º dia pós-infecção. Os animais restantes foram divididos em quatro subgrupos de dez animais cada (T3, T5, T10 e T20) de acordo com o grau de parasitemia. As amostras de sangue foram coletadas por punção cardíaca, nos dias 3 (C3, T3), 5 (C5, T5), 10 (C10, T10) e 20 (C20,T20) pós-infecção (pi) para a realização do hemograma e determinação dos níveis séricos de INF-γ, TNF-α, IL-1 e IL-6 pela técnica de ELISA tipo sanduíche. Imediatamente após as coletas os animais eram submetidos à eutanásia. Os níveis de citocinas pró-inflamatórias aumentaram significativamente (P<0,01) nos animais infectados em relação ao grupo controle. A infecção por T. evansi em ratos provocou um aumento nos níveis séricos de INF-γ, TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6 e esse aumento foi observado durante toda a infecção experimental. Além disso, o aumento nos níveis de citocinas foi diretamente correlacionado com a parasitemia e o desenvolvimento da anemia. Estes resultados sugerem um sinergismo entre essas citocinas contribuindo para o desenvolvimento da anemia e regulação da resposta imune contra o parasito.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This study aimed to evaluate the electrophoretic pattern of serum proteins in Trypanosoma evansi-infected cats during different periods of infection. Thirteen adult female non-breeding Felis catus were separated into two groups. Cats from the infected group (n=7) were intraperitoneally inoculated with a strain of T. evansi, and cats from the control group (n=6) received a physiological solution. Blood samples were collected at days 0, 7, 21, and 35 for evaluation total protein and protein fractious by electrophoresis. Albumin (P < 0.01), alpha-2 globulin and gamma globulin (P < 0.05) concentrations were statistically different from the seventh day post-inoculation. Beta globulin levels were increased from day 21 (P < 0.05). Alpha-1 globulin fraction did not statistically differ. These results indicate that the infection by T. evansi in cats alters the serum protein electrophoretic profile. Thus, the increase in γ-globulin fraction is a common finding in infection by T. evansi, caused mainly by increased IgM and IgG. However, the α2-globulin subfraction showed increase throughout the experimental period and, possibly, the proteins of this subfraction are directly involved in host defense against flagellate. Thereby, further studies is essentials to define the true role of each protein fraction in the control of infection. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o perfil eletroforético das proteínas séricas de gatos experimentalmente infectados pelo Trypanosoma evansi, em diferentes períodos de infecção. Utilizaram-se 13 felinos (Felis catus) adultos, fêmeas e sem raça definida. Os gatos foram divididos em dois grupos homogêneos, sendo um o grupo controle (seis animais) e o outro o grupo infectado (sete animais). Os sete animais foram inoculados por via intraperitoneal, com um isolado de T. evansi. Nos outros seis animais, foi administrada pela mesma via solução fisiológica. Realizaram-se coletas de sangue nos dias 0, 7, 21 e 35 para avaliação das proteínas totais e fracionamento protéico através da técnica de eletroforese. Observou-se que os valores de albumina (p < 0,01), alfaglobulina 2 e gamaglogulinas (p < 0,05) diferiram significativamente a partir do sétimo dia de infecção e que as betaglobulinas (p < 0,05) apresentaram diferença estatística a partir do 21° dia. Não houve diferença estatística na fração alfaglobulina 1. Pode-se concluir que a infecção pelo T. evansi em gatos acarreta mudanças no perfil eletroforético das proteínas séricas. Assim, o aumento na fração γ-globulina é um achado frequente na infecção pelo T. evansi, causado principalmente pelo aumento da IgM e IgG. Contudo, a subfração α2-globulina apresentou aumento em todo o período experimental e , possivelmente, as proteínas dessa fração estejam diretamente envolvidas na defesa do hospedeiro contra o flagelado. Desse modo, é fundamental que novos estudos sejam realizados para definir o verdadeiro papel de cada proteína dessa fração no controle da infecção.

In South Africa, trypanosomosis also known as Nagana, transmitted by Glossina brevipalpis and G. austeni, is the major cause of anaemia and chronic debilitating condition in cattle. There is a wealth of entomological information on the ecology of the two tsetse species generated following the devastating outbreak in cattle due to Nagana in 1990. However, it is unfortunate that these entomological data has not been supported by parallel studies on the epidemiology of the disease. Therefore, the present study presents the first intensive epidemiological investigations since 1990 to address the problem of animal trypanosomosis in South Africa. The relationship between trypanosomes herd average prevalence (HAP), herd average anaemia (HAA) and herd average packed cell volume (HA-PVC) were investigated in cattle in three communal diptanks located by the Hluhluwe-uMfolozi Game Reserve by regular monthly sampling for 15 months. The tsetse challenge with G. brevipalpis in two of the diptanks, Mvutshini and Ekuphindisweni, was high but low in the third (Ocilwane). In addition, G. brevipaplis and G. austeni coexist in Mvutshini diptank. This high and low tsetse challenge presented different disease scenarios. Cattle at Mvutshini and Ekuphindisweni diptanks had the highest HAP of 12.3% and 8.9%, respectively, which is significantly different (p = 0.001) from the HAP obtained from cattle at Ocilane (2.9%). Both cattle herds at Mvutshini and Ekuphindisweni diptanks also had the highest HAA, 27.7 and 33.4%, respectively, while cattle at Ocilwane had the lowest, 11.1% (statistically different; p = 0.001). Conversely, cattle at Ocilwane diptank had the highest HA-PCV, ranging between 29-32% while cattle at Mvutshini and Ekuphindisweni diptanks had the lowest HA-PCV (24-29%). The interaction between HAP and HAA is significant (p = 0.021). The overall effect of HAP on the animal health condition is clearly demonstrated when comparing the anaemia in trypanosomes infected and uninfected cattle at the 3 diptanks. Fifty percent, 63% and 100% of trypanosomes infected cattle were anaemic at Mvutshini, Ekuphindisweni and Ocilwane diptanks, respectively. In comparison, the prevalence of anaemia in uninfected cattle in the 3 diptanks was 20, 30 and 10% at Mvutshini, Ekuphindisweni and Ocilwane diptanks, respectively. By combining the data from the 3 diptanks (1,800 observations), the overall HAA in infected and uninfected cattle was 62 and 20%, respectively The results of trypanosomes seasonal surveys conducted at 7 communal diptanks in tsetse infested areas, showed that all cattle at the diptanks were infected with trypanosomes with mean HAP and HAA of 10.3 and 35.3%, respectively. The highest HAP (range 15-31%, n=4) was recorded in Ngwenyambili diptank. This high infection in the cattle herds produced high values of HAA (50%; range 40-60). The infection rate with trypanosomes in G. brevipalpis caught from the field showed immature infections in the midgut of 3.5% (16/458) while only one fly was found with mature infection in the proboscis (1/458, 0.22%). Very few G. austeni were collected (total of 9) during the same period and dissected. The infection rate with trypanosomes immature and mature infections was found to be very high; 5/9 (55.5%). Blood samples were collected from a total of 132 buffaloes randomly immobilized for tuberculosis testing by the Hluhluwe-uMfolozi Game Reserve Authority. Two buffaloes were found to have T. congolense infection by the buffy coat technique. The presence of trypanosomes infected buffaloes in this study confirms the occurrence of sylvatic cycle at the tsetse/livestock/Hluhluwe-uMfolozi Game Reserve, thus, presenting a high risk of serious disease to cattle. The objective of the study on the strategic treatment of trypanosomosis conducted on one farm in endemic area was to treat adult cows and calves at an arbitrary HAP threshold before the disease produces any clinical symptoms or production losses. The strategic use of ethidium bromide and novidium chloride produced attractive results whereby cattle were protected for an extended period of 3 to 6 months with no development of anaemia during this period. Therefore, two to four treatments per year may be sufficient to keep cattle productivity on the farm under the tsetse challenge Copyright / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Veterinary Tropical Diseases / unrestricted

Les Trypanosomoses Animales Africaines (TAA) sont une contrainte majeure à la viabilité et à la durabilité des systèmes de production de bétail au Ghana. Sous la tutelle de la Campagne Pan-Africaine d'Eradication des Tsé-tsé et des Trypanosomoses (PATTEC), le Ghana collabore avec le Burkina Faso au sein d'un projet sous régional pour créer une zone libérée de glossines à leur frontière commune. Les objectifs de cette thèse sont de i) déterminer la situation initiale avant intervention en ce qui concerne le vecteur et la prévalence de la maladie dans la zone de lutte, ii) déterminer la structure des populations de glossines et ses conséquences sur la durabilité des efforts de lutte anti-vectorielle, iii) évaluer l'efficacité de la Pulvérisation Séquentielle d'Aérosols insecticides (SAT) pour contrôler les glossines riveraines et iv) évaluer les risques environnementaux associés à cette stratégie de lutte. Les résultats de l'enquête de base conduite dans la région nord-ouest du Ghana (zone d'étude) ont montré une large distribution de Glossina tachinoides alors que Glossina palpalis gambiensis était limitée à la limite sud de la zone d'étude. La prévalence parasitaire moyenne chez les bovins était de 2.5% (IC 95%: 1.06-5.77) et la prévalence sérologique de 19% (IC: 14.03-25.35). La densité apparente par piège et par jour (DAP) des glossines était de 8.7, 1.9 et 1.3 respectivement le long des rivières Volta noire, Kulpawn et Sissili. Une structuration génétique importante des populations de G. tachinoides a été observée entre sites d'étude d'un même bassin versant et entre bassins versants. Une densité locale de 0.48-0.61 glossines/m² a été inférée, ainsi qu'une distance de dispersion d'environ 11m par génération [IC 9 - 17]. Aucun biais de dispersion sexe-spécifique n'a été détecté. La dispersion observée était suffisante pour qu'une zone libérée de G. tachinoides puisse être ré-envahie par les populations mitoyennes des bassins versants adjacents.L'efficacité de la SAT à éliminer les espèces de glossines riveraines dans une section particulièrement difficile (canopée très dense et fortes densités de glossines) et l'efficacité ultérieure, un an après la SAT, d'une stratégie de lutte intégrée, ont également été testées. Les résultats montrent l'échec de l'éradication, attribué à une pénétration insuffisante des aérosols insecticides dans les galeries forestières denses. Toutefois, le taux de réduction global obtenu par la SAT fut important (98%) et la stratégie intégrée parvint à maintenir un niveau important de suppression des glossines. Enfin, une mesure de l'impact environnemental du projet a montré un impact non significatif de la deltaméthrine en aérosols sur les arthropodes aquatiques et terrestres non-ciblés. / African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a major constraint to viable and sustainable livestock production systems in Ghana. Under the umbrella of the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC), Ghana is collaborating with Burkina Faso in a sub-regional initiative aiming at creating tsetse-free areas across their common borders. The objective of this thesis was to conduct research to guide project implementation and specifically seeks to i) determine the pre-intervention vector and disease situation of the intervention area, ii) determine tsetse population structuring and the consequences on sustainable tsetse control efforts, iii) evaluate SAT for the control of riverine tsetse species in Ghana and iv) evaluate the environmental risk of the intervention programmes. Results of a baseline survey conducted in the Upper West Region (study area) indicated a wide-spread prevalence of Glossina tachinoides but Glossina palpalis gambiensis was limited to the southern edge of the study area. Average parasitological prevalence in cattle was estimated at 2.5% (95% CI: 1.06–5.77) and serological prevalence measured at 19% (95% CI: 14.03–25.35). The mean Index of Apparent Abundance (IAA) of tsetse was 8.7, 1.9 and 1.3 for samples taken along the Black Volta, Kulpawn and Sissili Rivers, respectively. Investigations of the G. tachinoides populations confirmed significant structuring within and between the three main river-basins of the study area, and indicated a local density of 0.48-0.61 flies/m² and dispersal distance that approximated 11 m per generation [CI 9 - 17]. No significant sex-biased dispersal was detected. However, the observed dispersal was deemed sufficient for a G. tachinoides-cleared area to be reinvaded from neighbouring populations in adjacent river basins. The potential of Sequential Aerosol Technique (SAT) to eliminate riverine tsetse species in a challenging subsection (dense tree canopy and high tsetse densities) and the subsequent efficacy of an integrated strategy, one year after the SAT operations, were also investigated. Results indicated failure to achieve elimination, attributed to insufficient penetration of insecticide aerosols in thick riverine forest galleries. However the overall reduction rate due to SAT was important (98%) and the subsequent integrated strategy maintained high levels of tsetse suppression. Finally an environmental impact assessment revealed no significant impact of deltamethrin aerosols on non-targeted aquatic and terrestrial arthropods.

Bovine trypanosomosis is a serious constraint to livestock development in large parts of Mozambique. In most areas where tsetse flies are present, the disease in livestock is controlled using curative and prophylactic trypanocidal drugs. Those drugs have been used for many years and new drugs are unlikely to become available in the near future. As a result, trypanosomes have developed resistance against the currently available trypanocidal compounds. Drug resistance has been detected in various African countries and is a serious impediment to the control of livestock trypanosomosis. A study was initiated to determine whether drug resistant trypanosome strains are present in Zambézia Province of Mozambique. The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense isolates from Chinde, Nicoadala and Maganja da Costa Districts to diminazene aceturate, isometamidium chloride and homidium chloride. To assess the effect of the farming system and the intensity of drug regimens on the development of drug resistance, trypanosome isolates were collected from cattle from subsistence, semisubsistence and commercial livestock production systems. Drug-use practices in each of the production systems were determined using a questionnaire. The methodology used to assess the level of drugs resistance in the trypanosome isolates was the standardized method described by Eisler et al. (2001). Seven isolates were selected for resistance testing. For each of the seven isolates, five different doses varying between 0.01-20 mg/kg body weight for isometamidium chloride, 0.01-10 mg/kg body weight for homidium chloride and 1-30 mg/kg body weight for diminazene aceturate were used. For each dose rate six mice were treated intraperitoneally with the appropriate quantity of the drug dissolved in 0.2 ml of sterile distilled water 24 hours after the inoculation of the blood containing the trypanosomes. The control mice (six mice per trypanocidal drug) received the same amount of water without the drug. In four of the seven isolates high levels of multiple drug resistance (diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride) were detected. One isolate had a low level of multiple (diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride) drug resistance. Two isolates were susceptible to both diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride. One of those was highly susceptible to isometamidium chloride even at the lowest dose rate. The observed levels of drug resistance could in most cases be correlated to the drug-use practices in the particular livestock production system. The results obtained from homidium chloride treatment are not conclusive, because most the mice cured after receiving 10 mg/kg body weight of the drug. Hence more research is required to establish the homidium threshold in mice. The results of this study should be useful to define the strategy of disease control in places where resistance of trypanocide were been reported. / Dissertation (MSc (Veterinary Science))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Veterinary Tropical Diseases / unrestricted

En Afrique subsaharienne, la croissance démographique et la variabilité climatique génèrent d’importants mouvements de population en direction des espaces protégés. L’installation en périphérie ou à l’intérieur de ces espaces, exposent les populations humaines et les animaux domestiques (qu’elles élèvent) à la piqûre d’insectes-vecteurs capables de transmettre des pathogènes (fièvre jaune, leishmanioses, trypanosomoses etc.). C’est le cas des glossines (ou mouches tsé-tsé), vecteurs de la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (THA ou maladie du sommeil) et de la Trypanosomose Animale Africaine (TAA). En Côte d’Ivoire, la population est passée de 2,6 millions d’habitants (8 hab/km2) en 1950 à 23,1 millions d’habitants (71,6 hab/km2) en 2015. Le processus de déforestation en faveur de l’agriculture (plantations de café, de cacao, d’hévéas, d’anacardier etc.) a provoqué une saturation foncière qui a orienté les populations agricoles en direction des espaces protégés. Cette anthropisation croissante en marge et à l’intérieur des espaces protégés, exposent les populations humaines et animales domestiques à la piqûre des glossines et au risque trypanosomien. L’objectif de cette étude est de rendre compte des processus d’exploitation de territoires situés en marges et à l’intérieur de deux espaces protégés et d’évaluer le risque trypanosomien associé. Dans un premier temps, il s’agit de caractériser les dynamiques de peuplements (création, extension et multiplication des peuplements, augmentation des densités de populations humaines) et les évolutions de l’emprise rurale (superficies cultivées et types de cultures) en périphérie du Parc National de Taï (forêt) et du Parc National de la Comoé (savane). Les activités menées par les populations riveraines en périphérie et au sein de ces espaces protégés sont également étudiées (cueillette, chasse, pêche, pâturage, orpaillage, etc.). Parallèlement, afin d’évaluer le risque, des enquêtes entomologiques (diversité des espèces, densité et infection des glossines), médicales et vétérinaires (séroprévalence, prévalence de la THA et de la TAA) ont été menées. Cette approche « One Health », permet de mesurer l’exposition au risque trypanosomien, en tenant compte de la manière dont les populations humaines exploitent les territoires situés en marge et à l’intérieur d’espaces protégés. Au vu des projections démographiques et des questions foncières à venir qui leurs sont associées, cette thématique apparaît essentielle en vue de l’élimination des trypanosomoses humaines et animales. / In Sub-Saharan Africa, population growth and climatic variability generate significant population movements in direction of protected areas. The installation on the periphery or inside the protected areas, exposes the human populations and the animals that they raise to the bite of insect-vectors able to transmitting pathogens (yellow fever, leishmaniasis, trypanosomosis etc.). This is the case of tsetse flies, vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT or sleeping sickness) and African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT). In Côte d’Ivoire, population increased from 2.6 million (8 people/km2) in 1950 to 23,1 million in 2015 (71,6 people/km2). The process of deforestation for agriculture development (coffee, cocoa, rubber tree and cashew plantations for example) have led to a land saturation, which are oriented agricultural populations towards protected areas. This increasing of anthropic impacts in and around protected areas exposes human and animal populations to tsetse fly bite and trypanosome risk. The objective of this study is to report the process of exploitation of territories situated in margins and inside two protected areas and to evaluate trypanosome risk. More precisely, the first step is to characterize settlement dynamics (creation, extension and multiplication of stands, increase in human population densities) and changes in the rural area (areas cultivated and types of crops) outskirts of the Taï National Park (forest) and the Comoé National Park (savannah). Activities carried out by the surrounding riparian populations and within these protected areas is also studied (gathering, hunting, fishing, grazing, gold panning, etc.). In the same time, in order to assess the risk, entomological surveys (species diversity, density and infection of tsetse flies), medical and veterinary surveys (seroprevalence, prevalence of HAT and AAT) were conducted. This "One Health" approach provides a better understanding of how populations exploit marginal and protected areas and measure trypanosome risk exposure. In view of the demographic projections and future land issues associated, this theme appears essential for the elimination of human and animal trypanosomiasis. This study helps to reach the goal of elimination of THA in Côte d'Ivoire by 2020.