An Update on the African Trypanosomosis Status in South Africa
<p id="p1">The cold climate of South Africa likely contributed to the historical eradication of the vector for <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IntechOpen
2024
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| Online Access: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89543 |
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| Summary: | <p id="p1">The cold climate of South Africa likely contributed to the historical eradication of the vector for <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</italic></em> in the 1950s, leading to the absence of the disease. However, studies have recorded the presence of vectors for <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Trypanosoma congolense</italic></em> and <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Trypanosoma brucei brucei,</italic></em> though they remain confined to the warmer provinces. Given the undeniable effects of global warming, with South Africa warming rapidly, this chapter updates the status of <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Trypanosoma</italic></em> spp. and their pathogenicity and describes the potential impact of this warming trend on the disease in South Africa.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83769-096-1 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.115057 |