Review Article

A Review of Ecological Factors Associated with the Epidemiology of Wildlife Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley Ecosystems of Zambia

Table 1

Wildlife species tested for the presence of trypanosomiasis.

Wildlife speciesYear period reference
1911-1912 [20]1962 [21]1971–1974 [22]1977 [23]2007Total

Baboon (Papio cynocephalus)0/203/43/24
Bat (Nycteris species)2/22/2
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bi cornis)0/10/1
Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)0/42/1914/327/6523/120
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)6/93/614/2311/2834/66
Bushpigs (Potamochoerus porcus)0/10/1
Cane rat (Thryonomys species)0/10/1
Civet (Viverra civetta)1/61/6
Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)0/10/50/6
Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)3/73/30/26/12
Eland (Taurotragus oryx)2/30/40/12/7
Elephant (Loxodonta Africana)2/2011/230/713/50
Genet (Genetta genetta)0/60/6
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)1/10/11/2
Grysbok (Raphicerus species)0/50/40/9
Hare (Hepus capensis)0/100/140/24
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus lichtensteini)1/60/12/30/43/14
Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibious)0/14/25014/302/2920/310
Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)4/72/20/76/16
Impala (Aepyceros melampus)2/291/232/274/479/126
Jackal (Canis mesomelas)0/12/152/16
Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)4/71/111/135/868/2029/127
Leopard (Panthera pardus)0/21/12/143/17
Lion (Panthera leo)6/61/26/1413/22
Mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus)0/20/2
Monkey vervet (Cercopithecus species)0/180/10/19
Puku (Kobus vardoni)1/102/51/2412/403/5719/136
Porcupine (Hystrix galeata)0/10/1
Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)1/11/1
Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)0/10/50/10/6
Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)1/82/112/100/55/34
Serval (Felis serval)0/20/2
Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)1/90/36/247/5616/92
Waterbuck (kobus ellipsiprymnus)17/284/716/206/1043/60
Wild cats (Felis lybica)0/10/1
Wild dog (Lycaon pictus)0/21/10/31/6
Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)0/20/31/56/371/108/57
Zebra (Equus burchelli)0/50/60/50/270/43

Total examined33/11910/4379/54664/1058/418174/1232