According to the most recent data from the African Union-Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the illness has affected an area of around 10 million square kilometers, of which about a third is pastureland where animals could typically produce more meat.
Africa’s ability to produce meat is negatively impacted by the tsetse fly epidemic, with losses of up to $5 billion yearly.
The information was released in conjunction with the 36th International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control Conference, which was held recently in Mombasa, Kenya.
