For years, scientists note the village was one of the areas in the country that had a high prevalence of tsetse flies because of the wild animals. The repellent, fitted on cattle collar, repulses any flies that target to bite the animals. AdvertisementIcipe disease vector ecologist, Dr Michael Okal, says the technology to curb tsetse flies came after realisation that flies disliked the smell of a waterbuck. He adds that the strategy to control tsetse flies is tailor-made for the pastoralist community. Tsetse flies cause trypanosomiasis in both humans and animals.

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2019 17:26 UTC