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Item Participatory Approaches in the Control of Camel Trypanosomosis in Lapur Division of Turkana District, Kenya(2006) Mochabo, M. O. K.; Gathura, P. M.; Ogara, W. O.; Erege, M.E.; Kaitho, T. D.; Catley, A.; Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research InstituteThis study was conducted to evaluate the control of trypanosomosis in camels in Turkana district of Kenya using participatory approaches. Lapur division of the district was conveniently selected as the study area considering logistics and security concerns. Four main animal camps (adakars) formed the study units. Key informants from each adakar were selected for participatory research processes. Participatory mapping, semi-structured interviews, pair-wise comparisons and matrix scoring were the participatory methods employed. Five camel diseases in order of their importance, were identified, namely, camel trypanosomosis, tick infestation, non-specific diarrhoea, mange and haemorrhagic septicaemia. Twelve groups of the lay key informants agreed well on the presenting signs of these diseases. Although trypanocides were considered by the informants to be reasonably available, the most preferred method for the control of camel trypanosomosis was the use of indigenous remedies. These indigenous remedies included the oral administration to sick camels with variety of herbs mixed with soups from goat, wildcat, bird or donkey meat. The results from this study revealed that camel trypanosomosis is an important disease in Turkana district. The prices of the available modern trypanocides in the management of camel trypanosomosis appeared to hamper the effective control of the disease. However, the efficacy of the widely used. indigenous remedies remains undetermined.Item The socio-economic impact of important camel diseases as perceived by a pastoralist community in Kenya(2006) Mochabo, M. O. K.; Kitala, P. M.; Gaathura, P. B.; Ogara, W. O.; Eregae, E. M.; Kaitho, T. D.; Catley, A.; Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research InstituteThis paper presents the results of a study conducted in a pastoral community In Kenya using participatory appraisal approaches the objective of the study was to assess the socio-economic Impact of Camel trypanosomosis (surra) according to the perceptions of the pastoralist’s four livestock grazing units were conveniently selected and in each of them, three groups of key Informants comprising five to eight persons were selected for the participatory exercises. Five camel diseases were listed in order of importance according to their seventy and frequency of occurrence including trypanosomosis, mange, non-specific diarrhoea, tick Infestations and haemorrhagic septicaemia. The losses listed as Incurred due to the five diseases were: losses in milk, meat, blood, fats and hides, dowry payments, and depreciation in sale of animals, losses due to infertility and abortions, and losses due to the cost of treatment. There was good agreement (P < 0.05) between the Informant groups on the losses incurred as a result of the diseases for all the selected loss indicators. Surra and mange were given high median scores on all the indicators while non-specific diarrhoea, tick infestations, and haemorrhagic septicaemia received moderate median scores. Based on the study findings It IS concluded that the camel plays a central role in the lives of Turkana pastoralists and that surra has a devastating social and economic Impact. There IS a need for veterinary and policy decision-makers to focus more attention on the control of surra in this arid and semi-arid area of Kenya.
