Insecticide and Repellent Mixture Pour-On Protects Cattle against Animal Trypanosomosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), transmitted by tsetse flies and tick-borne diseases are the main constraints to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Vector control methods such as pour-on offer individual protection against ticks but not against tsetse so far, for which protection has always been communal, through a reduction of their density. The latter requires the treatment of a large part of the herd in a given landscape and is not instantaneous.

Methodology/principal findings

Two prospective surveys were conducted to evaluate the efficacy and persistence of a pour-on formulation composed of cypermetrhin, chlorpyrifos, piperonyl butoxid and citronella (Vectoclor, CEVA Santé Animal). In experimental conditions, tsetse flies were exposed to treated a

SUBMITTER: Gimonneau G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5222519 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature