Table 2: The economic loss in terms of cattle died, treated, diseases management caused by trypanosomosis in cattle costs for the year 2011-2013.
Year |
Diseased |
Treated |
Recovered |
Died |
Loss by Death (USD) |
Loss by Treatment (USD) |
Loss by spray and control (USD) |
Total cost (USD) |
2011 |
7,414 |
7,398 |
6,843 |
762 |
266,700 |
40,689 |
25,949 |
333,338 |
2012 |
9,431 |
8,582 |
8,612 |
916 |
320,600 |
47,201 |
33,009 |
400,810 |
2013 |
73,99 |
7,287 |
6,539 |
871 |
304,850 |
40,079 |
25,897 |
370,826 |
Total |
24,244 |
23,267 |
21,994 |
2,549 |
892,150 |
127,969 |
84,855 |
1,104,974 |
Cattle purchasing price was 350USD, treatment and spray cost per cattle per year 5.5 USD and 3.5 USD respectively |
Table Source: (Modified from Ngongolo, Mtoka, & Rubanza [31]).
Note: The monetary value in terms of cattle price and costs for treatment and spray was estimated as suggested by
Muhanguzi et al. and Reporter [15,16].