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Sleeping sickness control—how wildlife and man could benefit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

W. E. Ormerod  and
L. R. Rickman
W. E. Ormerod
Affiliation:
The Old Rectory, Padworth, Reading RG7 4JD, UK
L. R. Rickman
Affiliation:
Tropical Diseases Research Centre, PO Box 71769, Ndola, Zambia.
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Abstract

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Tsetse eradication and control programmes are often carried out in order that cattle can be introduced into the cleared area. The resultant destruction to habitats and wildlife can be considerable, and the majority of Africa's human population does not benefit from increased beef production. The authors say that we need a different approach, one that would concentrate on controlling sleeping sickness in humans, and on conserving the indigenous vegetation and fauna. They illustrate their approach by describing what could be done in a part of northern Zambia where sleeping sickness is endemic.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 36 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1988

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