Maintaining the health of Maasai cattle in the face of oldigana/East Coast fever and

endorobo/animal trypanosomiasis: A comparison of Maasai and Western

knowledge

Katie Tredinnick Ripon College

Research site

University of Dar-es-Salaam

ACM Tanzania Fall 2014

Katie loves cows in America Katie will love cows in Tanzania

Methodology

Semi-structured interviews (convenience sampling) • 13 male Maasai cattle owners • 1 agro-veterinary shop keeper • Each interview was recorded and later transcribed

and coded by hand. Participant observation: Herding day

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Diseases Mentioned

Frequency of Diseases Discussed by 13 Respondents

Swollen throat glands [13/13]

Pronounced and generalized swollen lymphnodes: initially parotid lymphnode (below ear), then

superficial lymphnodes in front of shoulder and stifle

Swollen hip glands [4/13]

Diarrhea [4/13] Fever 1-2 weeks after infection

Maasai Western

East Coast fever

Fur stands [7/11] Intermittant fever

Frequent diarrhea [5/11] Anemia

Swollen hip glands [4/11] Weight loss

Tears from the eyes [4/11] Swelling in superficial lymphnodes

Trypanosomiasis

Symptoms

Ticks [5/13] Brown ear ticks (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) transmit single-celled parasite (Theileria parva)

by biting cattle

Grasses cattle eat [8/13] mostly in river basins

[5/13]

Maasai Western

East Coast fever

Trypanosomiasis Tsetse flies [9/11] Tsetse flies (genus: Glossina)

transmit protozoa parasite (genus: Trypanosoma) by biting cattle

Causes

Maasai Western

East Coast fever

Trypanosomiasis

Solutions containing Oxytetracycline hydrochloride under various generic names

[11/13]

Parvaquone or its derivative Buparvaquone

Traditional medicine [8/13] Oxytetracycline Parvaquone with generic name

Parvexon [6/13]

Treatments

Novidium [8/11] (generic name for Homidium chloride) Diminazene diaceturate

Bereli [7/11] (generic name for medicine containing

Diminazene diaceturate)

Isometamedium chloride

Homidium salts (bromide and chloride)

Promote communication and cooperation within the Tanzanian culture that allows access to educational resources

Eliminate amidine-based insecticides

• Amidine-based insecticides:

• Pyrethroid-based insecticides: +

Conclusions

Acknowledgements

• ACM • Ripon College • Samwel Koromo • Laura Heggs • Jim Ebersole • 14 people who participated in my study • My family and friends • The cows

THANK YOU

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