Trypanosomiasis: alleviating the effects of climate change through understanding human-vector-parasite interactions

Climate change may increase tsetse fly efficacy and distribution, while agricultural encroachment to more remote areas may increase the contact of vulnerable populations with tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes. This could potentially result in increased health vulnerability.

To assess risks of trypanosomiasis infection for marginalised communities in Tanzania, to monitor trypanosomiasis in livestock in marginalised communities in Zimbabwe and to find ways of alleviating infection risks in both countries.

• Zimbabwe: Zambezi Valley

• Tanzania: western side of the Serengeti National Park