Getahun, Merid N. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-9236
Villinger, Jandouwe http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5097-6605
Bargul, Joel L. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-6807
Muema, Jackson M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-5067
Orone, Abel
Ngiela, John
Ahuya, Peter O.
Saini, Rajinder K. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-6922
Torto, Baldwyn http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-9903
Masiga, Daniel K. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7513-0887
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union (DCI-FOOD/2014/ 346-739)
Max Planck Institute
DELTAS (DEL-15-011)
Article History
Received: 12 April 2022
Accepted: 23 September 2022
First Online: 28 October 2022
Declarations
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: We collected blood samples within the framework of epidemiological surveillance activities, in accordance to the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology<i>’s</i> Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines as performed during prophylaxis or diagnostic campaigns (approval number: 495 icipe-IACUC-10/2018.1). Local authorities did not require ethical statements for the research studies. We did the blood sampling of domestic animals with the authorisation of the owner. Herdsmen/women gave their consent for their animal sampling after explaining the objectives of the study. No samples other than those for routine screening and diagnostic procedures were collected. All animals sampled and found positive with trypanosomes were treated using trypanocides.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.