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An atlas to support the progressive control of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Burkina Faso

Percoma L., Rayaissé J.B., Gimonneau G., Bengaly Z., Pooda S.H., Pagabeleguem S., Ganaba R., Sow A., Argilés R., Bouyer J., Ouedraogo M., Zhao W., Paone M., Sidibé I., Gisele O., Cecchi G.. 2022. Parasites and Vectors, 15 : 13 p..

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05131-4

Background: African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), transmitted by tsetse flies, is arguably the main disease constraint to integrated crop-livestock agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, and African heads of state and governments adopted a resolution to rid the continent of this scourge. In order to sustainably reduce or eliminate the burden of AAT, a progressive and evidence-based approach is needed, which must hinge on harmonized, spatially explicit information on the occurrence of AAT and its vectors. Methods: A digital repository was assembled, containing tsetse and AAT data collected in Burkina Faso between 1990 and 2019. Data were collected either in the framework of control activities or for research purposes. Data were systematically verified, harmonized, georeferenced and integrated into a database (PostgreSQL). Entomological data on tsetse were mapped at the level of individual monitoring traps. When this was not possible, mapping was done at the level of site or location. Epidemiological data on AAT were mapped at the level of location or village. Results: Entomological data showed the presence of four tsetse species in Burkina Faso. Glossina tachinoides, present from the eastern to the western part of the country, was the most widespread and abundant species (56.35% of the catches). Glossina palpalis gambiensis was the second most abundant species (35.56%), and it was mainly found in the west. Glossina morsitans submorsitans was found at lower densities (6.51%), with a patchy distribution in the southern parts of the country. A single cluster of G. medicorum was detected (less than 0.25%), located in the south-west. Unidentified tsetse flies accounted for 1.33%. For the AAT component, data for 54,948 animal blood samples were assembled from 218 geographic locations. The samples were tested with a variety of diagnostic methods. AAT was found in all surveyed departments, including the tsetse-free areas in the north. Trypanosoma vivax and T. congolense infection

Mots-clés : vecteur de maladie; cartographie; trypanosomose africaine; glossina; glossina palpalis; glossina morsitans; glossina tachinoides; trypanosoma vivax; trypanosoma congolense; burkina faso; glossina palpalis gambiensis; glossina medicorum

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