Managing tsetse transmitted trypanosomosis by insecticide treated nets--an affordable and sustainable method for resource poor pig farmers in Ghana.

• Main Authors: Burkhard Bauer (Author), Bettina Holzgrefe (Author), Charles Ibrahim Mahama (Author), Maximilian P O Baumann (Author), Dieter Mehlitz (Author), Peter-Henning Clausen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An outbreak of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis resulted in more than 50% losses of domestic pigs in the Eastern Region of Ghana (source: Veterinary Services, Accra; April 2007). In a control trial from May 4(th)-October 10(th) 2007, the efficacy of insecticide-treated mosquito fences to control t...