Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2017 Feb 06; 6(1):16.ID

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Uganda has suffered from a series of epidemics of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), a tsetse transmitted disease, also known as sleeping sickness. The area affected by acute Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense HAT (rHAT) has been expanding, driven by importation of infected cattle into regions previously free of the disease. These regions are also affected by African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) demanding a strategy for integrated disease control.

METHODS

In 2008, the Public Private Partnership, Stamp Out Sleeping Sickness (SOS) administered a single dose of trypanocide to 31 486 head of cattle in 29 parishes in Dokolo and Kaberamaido districts. This study examines the impact of this intervention on the prevalence of rHAT and AAT trypanosomes in cattle from villages that had (HAT+ve) or had not (HAT-ve) experienced a recent case of rHAT. Cattle herds from 20 villages were sampled and screened by PCR, pre-intervention and 6-months post-intervention, for the presence or absence of: Trypanosoma brucei s.l.; human infective T. b. rhodesiense; Trypanosoma vivax; and Trypanosoma congolense savannah.

RESULTS

Post-intervention, there was a significant decrease in the prevalence of T. brucei s.l. and the human infective sub-species T. b. rhodesiense in village cattle across all 20 villages. The prevalence of T. b. rhodesiense was reduced from 2.4% to 0.74% (P < 0.0001), with the intervention showing greater impact in HAT-ve villages. The number of villages containing cattle harbouring human infective parasites decreased from 15/20 to 8/20, with T. b. rhodesiense infection mainly persisting within cattle in HAT+ve villages (six/eight). The proportion of T. brucei s.l. infections identified as human infective T. b. rhodesiense decreased after the intervention from 8.3% (95% CI = 11.1-5.9%) to 4.1% (95% CI = 6.8-2.3%). Villages that had experienced a recent human case (HAT+ve villages) showed a significantly higher prevalence for AAT both pre- and post-intervention. For AAT the prevalence of T. vivax was significantly reduced from 5.9% to 0.05% post-intervention while the prevalence of T. congolense increased from 8.0% to 12.2%.

CONCLUSIONS

The intervention resulted in a significant decrease in the prevalence of T. brucei s.l., human infective T. b. rhodesiense and T. vivax infection in village cattle herds. The proportion of T. brucei s.l. that were human infective, decreased from 1:12 T. brucei s.l. infections before the intervention to 1:33 post-intervention. It is clearly more difficult to eliminate T. b. rhodesiense from cattle in villages that have experienced a human case. Evidence of elevated levels of AAT in livestock within village herds is a useful indicator of risk for rHAT in Uganda. Integrated veterinary and medical surveillance is key to successful control of zoonotic rHAT.

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Hamill L

Edinburgh Infectious Diseases, Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.

Department of Pharmacy, Clinical and Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.

Kabasa JD

Department of Pharmacy, Clinical and Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.

Waiswa C

Department of Pharmacy, Clinical and Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. The Coordinating Office for Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda (COCTU), Wandegeya, Plot 76/78 Buganda Road, P.O. Box 16345, Kampala, Uganda.

Welburn SC

MeSH

AnimalsCattleHumansTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanUgandaVeterinary Drugs

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28162093

Citation

Hamill, Louise, et al. "Evaluating the Impact of Targeting Livestock for the Prevention of Human and Animal Trypanosomiasis, at Village Level, in Districts Newly Affected With T. B. Rhodesiense in Uganda." Infectious Diseases of Poverty, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, p. 16.

Hamill L, Picozzi K, Fyfe J, et al. Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017;6(1):16.

Hamill, L., Picozzi, K., Fyfe, J., von Wissmann, B., Wastling, S., Wardrop, N., Selby, R., Acup, C. A., Bardosh, K. L., Muhanguzi, D., Kabasa, J. D., Waiswa, C., & Welburn, S. C. (2017). Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 6(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0224-8

Hamill L, et al. Evaluating the Impact of Targeting Livestock for the Prevention of Human and Animal Trypanosomiasis, at Village Level, in Districts Newly Affected With T. B. Rhodesiense in Uganda. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017 Feb 6;6(1):16. PubMed PMID: 28162093.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda. AU - Hamill,Louise, AU - Picozzi,Kim, AU - Fyfe,Jenna, AU - von Wissmann,Beatrix, AU - Wastling,Sally, AU - Wardrop,Nicola, AU - Selby,Richard, AU - Acup,Christine Amongi, AU - Bardosh,Kevin L, AU - Muhanguzi,Dennis, AU - Kabasa,John D, AU - Waiswa,Charles, AU - Welburn,Susan C, Y1 - 2017/02/06/ PY - 2016/03/03/received PY - 2016/12/15/accepted PY - 2017/2/7/entrez PY - 2017/2/7/pubmed PY - 2017/2/12/medline KW - African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) KW - Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) KW - Sleeping sickness KW - T. b. brucei KW - T. b. rhodesiense KW - Trypanosma brucei rhodesiense HAT (rHAT) KW - Uganda SP - 16 EP - 16 JF - Infectious diseases of poverty JO - Infect Dis Poverty VL - 6 IS - 1 N2 - BACKGROUND: Uganda has suffered from a series of epidemics of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), a tsetse transmitted disease, also known as sleeping sickness. The area affected by acute Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense HAT (rHAT) has been expanding, driven by importation of infected cattle into regions previously free of the disease. These regions are also affected by African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) demanding a strategy for integrated disease control. METHODS: In 2008, the Public Private Partnership, Stamp Out Sleeping Sickness (SOS) administered a single dose of trypanocide to 31 486 head of cattle in 29 parishes in Dokolo and Kaberamaido districts. This study examines the impact of this intervention on the prevalence of rHAT and AAT trypanosomes in cattle from villages that had (HAT+ve) or had not (HAT-ve) experienced a recent case of rHAT. Cattle herds from 20 villages were sampled and screened by PCR, pre-intervention and 6-months post-intervention, for the presence or absence of: Trypanosoma brucei s.l.; human infective T. b. rhodesiense; Trypanosoma vivax; and Trypanosoma congolense savannah. RESULTS: Post-intervention, there was a significant decrease in the prevalence of T. brucei s.l. and the human infective sub-species T. b. rhodesiense in village cattle across all 20 villages. The prevalence of T. b. rhodesiense was reduced from 2.4% to 0.74% (P < 0.0001), with the intervention showing greater impact in HAT-ve villages. The number of villages containing cattle harbouring human infective parasites decreased from 15/20 to 8/20, with T. b. rhodesiense infection mainly persisting within cattle in HAT+ve villages (six/eight). The proportion of T. brucei s.l. infections identified as human infective T. b. rhodesiense decreased after the intervention from 8.3% (95% CI = 11.1-5.9%) to 4.1% (95% CI = 6.8-2.3%). Villages that had experienced a recent human case (HAT+ve villages) showed a significantly higher prevalence for AAT both pre- and post-intervention. For AAT the prevalence of T. vivax was significantly reduced from 5.9% to 0.05% post-intervention while the prevalence of T. congolense increased from 8.0% to 12.2%. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention resulted in a significant decrease in the prevalence of T. brucei s.l., human infective T. b. rhodesiense and T. vivax infection in village cattle herds. The proportion of T. brucei s.l. that were human infective, decreased from 1:12 T. brucei s.l. infections before the intervention to 1:33 post-intervention. It is clearly more difficult to eliminate T. b. rhodesiense from cattle in villages that have experienced a human case. Evidence of elevated levels of AAT in livestock within village herds is a useful indicator of risk for rHAT in Uganda. Integrated veterinary and medical surveillance is key to successful control of zoonotic rHAT. SN - 2049-9957 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28162093/Evaluating_the_impact_of_targeting_livestock_for_the_prevention_of_human_and_animal_trypanosomiasis_at_village_level_in_districts_newly_affected_with_T__b__rhodesiense_in_Uganda_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda.Infect Dis Poverty. 2017 Feb 06; 6(1):16.ID