Pyrethroid treatment of cattle for tsetse control: reducing its impact on dung fauna.

BACKGROUND:African trypansomiases of humans and animals can be controlled by attacking the vectors, various species of tsetse fly. Treatment of cattle with pyrethroids to kill tsetse as they feed is the most cost-effective method. However, such treatments can contaminate cattle dung, thereby killing...

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Main Authors: Glyn A Vale, John W Hargrove, Andrew Chamisa, Ian F Grant, Stephen J Torr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349886?pdf=render