Characterisation and validation of farmers' knowledge and practice of cattle trypanosomosis management in the cotton zone of West Africa

Acta Tropica

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Grace, Delia ^a   Randolph, Thomas ^a   Affognon, Hippolyte ^a   Dramane, Dao ^b   Diall, Omar ^b   Clausen, Peter Henning ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Mali)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle trypanosomosis; Farmer knowledge; Trypanocides; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; DIMINAZENE; ISOMETAMIDIUM; MINERAL; VETERINARY DRUG; VITAMIN;

CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY METHOD; TESTING METHOD; TSETSE FLY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BURKINA FASO; CATTLE FARMING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG OVERDOSE; GUINEA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY TEST; MALI; NAGANA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BURKINA FASO; CATTLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE VECTORS; GUINEA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE; TSETSE FLIES;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; GUINEA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 67349176662     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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