2010 Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 51-58
A survey of Tsetse and animal Trypanosomiasis was carried out in 2 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Bauchi state. These are Alkaleri LGA and Toro LGA. Five settlements in Duguri district comprising; Yankari game reserve, Lim, Birim, Yuli and Kungibar in Alkaleri LGA was surveyed, while 8 villages in 3 districts of Toro LGA were surveyed. These are Toro (Tilded-Fulani, Bujel, funde and Ribina), Jama’a (Fanshanu) and Lame (Gumau, Sanga and Laru). A total of 93 biting files were caught in the Toro LGAs. Seventy seven (82.8%） from Duguri districts comprising of 60 (78.0%) Glossina tachinoides, 10 (13.0%) G. palpalis, 3 (4.0%) Tabanus, 3 (4.0%) Stomoxys and 1 (1.0%) Chrysops. In Toro district 8 (8.6%) biting flies were caught; 4 (50.0%) G. tachinoides, 1 (12.5%) G. palpalis, 1 (12.5%) Tabanus, 1 (12.5%) Stomoxys and 1 (12.5%) Chrysops. In Lame districts 4 (4.3%) biting flies were caught 1 (25.0%) Tabanids and 3 (75.0%) Stomoxys, catches of 4 (4.3%) of biting flies were made in Jama’a district, 1 (25 .0%) G. tachinoides, 2 (50.0%) Tabanus and 1 (25.0%) Stomoxys. A total of 770 animals blood samples from ruminants (cattle, sheep, goat and dog) were analysed. Four hundred and forty eight blood samples were collected; from cattle (277), sheep (90) and Goats (81) in Duguri districts. While 322 (41.8%) blood samples from ruminants (cattle, sheep, Goat and dog) from 3 districts were analysed for Trypanosoma, 23 (47.9%) samples in Duguri district was positive; for Trypanosoma brucei 1 (4.3%), T. vivax 9 (39.1%), T. congolense 1 (4.3%) and Babesia spp. 12 (52 .2%). In Toro district 10 (6.7%) were positive; for T. brucei 2 (20.0%), T. vivax 2 (20.0%), T. congolense 1 (10.0%), Babesia spp. 4 (40.0%) and microfilaria 1 (10.0%). In Jama'a district 2 (3.8%) were positive, for T. brucei 1 (50.0%) and Babesia spp 1 (50.0%). In Lame district 11 (9.2%) blood samples were positive; for T. brucei 1 (9.1%), T. vivax 4 (36.3%), T. congolense 1 (9.1%) and Babesia spp. 5 (45.5%). The parasites have no sex or animal species preference. The public health significance of these findings to human health is discussed.
