Isaac C, Ohiolei J A, Ebhodaghe F, Igbinosa I B, Eze A A
Department of Zoology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, West African Sub-Regional Centre, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
Acta Trop. 2017 Dec;176:323-331. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.032. Epub 2017 Sep 8.
Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a disease of livestock that directly hinders livestock production and therefore impedes the socio-economic development of sub-Saharan Africa. The establishment of the Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC) was to enhance the goal of elimination and eradication of tsetse flies and AAT from endemic countries in Africa. In order to achieve AAT eradication, a five-step progressive control pathway (PCP) model has been proposed. The data presented in this report demonstrates that Nigeria is highly endemic of AAT and that it is yet to comprehensively approach the process of eradication as it is at the infancy stage of data gathering and processing. This review is thus presented to serve as a wake-up call to all relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts in approaching the painstaking process of AAT eradication in Nigeria.
动物非洲锥虫病（AAT）是一种家畜疾病，直接阻碍家畜生产，进而阻碍撒哈拉以南非洲的社会经济发展。泛非采采蝇与锥虫病根除运动（PATTEC）的设立旨在推动从非洲流行国家消除和根除采采蝇及AAT的目标。为实现根除AAT，已提出一个五步渐进控制途径（PCP）模型。本报告所呈现的数据表明，尼日利亚AAT流行程度极高，且由于仍处于数据收集和处理的初期阶段，尚未全面开展根除进程。因此，本综述旨在警醒所有相关利益攸关方，加大力度推进尼日利亚AAT根除这一艰巨进程。
