Practice Name:

Cure for Nagana Disease in Animals

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Use 14 different plant parts the stem bark , root bark, root tuber and leaves of the plant.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Usta Njoka Ngere
Address Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PAS 1 Terminalia avicennioides, Ximenia americana, Anona senegalensis and Azadirachta indica are used for treatment of trypanosomiasis
Practice ID KNW0010000000258
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1600
Reference HBN database
Disease Nagana disease
Disease Description Mainly occuring in Africa, Trypanosomosis, or Sleeping Disease, is a infection affecting both animals and humans. The disease mainly occurs in areas where Tsetse flies inhabit. Tsetse flies infest 10 million square kilometres and affect 37 countries, mostly in Africa, where it is known as ‘Nagana’. It is the most economically important livestock disease of Africa, as it can have a devastating impact on rural areas.
Management Practices Antitrypanosomal drugs such as benznidazole (5-10 mg/kg/day) & nifurtimox (8-10mg/kg)

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