Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa

MacGregor, Paula; Nene, Vishvanath; Nisbet, R. Ellen R.

Abstract

Cattle are an incredibly valuable asset to farmers throughout the world (Fig 1). They provide power, transport, fertiliser, fuel, and nutrition. In some areas, cattle guarantee a family’s food and economic security and act as important indicators of social status. In Africa, there are estimated to be over 360 million cattle, an increase of 22% between 2010 and 2019 [1]. As the continent continues its population and economic growth, improved productivity and sustainable growth of livestock will be required to meet the demand for food while mitigating their negative impacts.

Citation

MacGregor, P., Nene, V., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2021). Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Pathogens, 17(10), Article e1009955. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009955

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 16, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Oct 14, 2021
• Publication Date: Oct 14, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 22, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 22, 2021
• Journal: PLoS Pathogens
• Print ISSN: 1553-7366
• Electronic ISSN: 1553-7374
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 10
• Article Number: e1009955
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009955
• Keywords: Virology; Genetics; Molecular Biology; Immunology; Microbiology; Parasitology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6508420
• Publisher URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009955
• Additional Information: Copyright: © 2021 MacGregor et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.