Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ten years of research activities on tropical parasitology of dromedaries, cattle, and small ruminants in Mauritania.
- Journal:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Year:
- 2000
- Authors:
- Dia, M L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie
Plain-English summary
Over the past ten years, researchers at a veterinary center in Mauritania have focused on studying parasites that affect dromedaries, cattle, and small ruminants. Initially, their work involved diagnosing local parasites and collecting samples, but due to the limited number of samples each year, they shifted to applied research on diseases caused by ticks, worms, and trypanosomosis (a disease caused by parasites in the blood). They shared their findings through scientific publications and presentations at international meetings, ensuring that the most important information reached local herders. This research has helped improve understanding and management of parasitic diseases in these animals.
Abstract
In the past, the essential part of the activity of the parasitology laboratory of the Centre National d'Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires (CNERV) was represented by diagnostic work that enabled the construction of an inventory of local parasitic fauna and a good collection of specimens. However, the small and irregular number of samples each year, led us to switch our activities in 1990 toward work that could better justify the existence of CNERV. We started work on applied research topics, such as tick-borne diseases, helminthology (nemathelminths and plathelminths), and trypanosomosis. These results were valorized through scientific publication and communication at international meetings. The most valuable information was conveyed to herders.
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