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Using molecular data for epidemiological inference: assessing the prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Tsetse in Serengeti, Tanzania [PDF]
Background: Measuring the prevalence of transmissible Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in tsetse populations is essential for understanding transmission dynamics, assessing human disease risk and monitoring spatio-temporal trends and the impact of control ...
Auty, Harriet K. +28 more
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Le comportement de sondage et de salivation sur lame chauffée est examiné chez trois espèces ou sous-espèces de glossines (Glossina morsitans morsitans, Glossina palpalis gambiensis, Glossina tachinoides) en fonction de certains paramètres (espèce, sexe,
A.M. Gidudu +3 more
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Factors affecting the propensity of tsetse flies to enter houses and attack humans inside : increased risk of sleeping sickness in warmer climates [PDF]
Background: Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is caused by two species of Trypanosoma brucei that are transmitted to humans by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) when these insects take a bloodmeal.
Vale Glyn A. +19 more
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Explaining the host-finding behavior of blood-sucking insects : computerized simulation of the effects of habitat geometry on tsetse fly movement [PDF]
Background Male and female tsetse flies feed exclusively on vertebrate blood. While doing so they can transmit the diseases of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domestic stock.
Vale Glyn A. +40 more
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Les auteurs décrivent une technique améliorée de dissection de l'intestin moyen et des glandes salivaires des glossines. En ajoutant à la dissection le proventricule, la méthode permet d'obtenir un tableau plus complet du développement des trypanosomes ...
J.M.L. Kazadi +5 more
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La méthode de salivation manuelle et celle de Bruce et al, sont décrites. Elles ont été évaluées simultanément, suivant un jeûne de 24, 48 et 72 heures, sur 1 702 mouches mâles non infectées, appartenant aux sous espèces de Giossina palpalis palpalis ...
J.M. Kazadi +5 more
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Transmission of human African trypanosomiasis in the Komo-Mondah focus, Gabon
BACKGROUND: Knowledge about transmission of sleeping sickness in a given focus is of a great importance since it governs the efficacy and the cost-effectiveness of control strategy.
Lisette Kohagne Tongué +5 more
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Spermathecae of female Glossina palpalis palpalis were examined to obtain data on their insemination. The study was conducted near the village of Zomenin in the forest area of Daloa (lat. 7-6° N, long. 7-8° W) in Côte d’Ivoire.
M. Dagnogo, L. Hien, S. Fadiga
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Comparative performance of traps in catching tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Tanzania
This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of different tsetse traps in 28 sites across Tanzania. The traps used were biconical, H, NGU, NZI, pyramidal, S3, mobile, and sticky panels.
Imna I. Malele +6 more
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Glossina species in the study area A total of 241 tsetse flces were trapped at the two study sctes over a 2-day percod (Table 2). Denscty cndcces of tsetse flces were 3.1 cn Gamba and 3.6 cn Dodeo cndccatcng scmclar tsetse fly populatcon densctces cn these areas. In Alme, only a scngle tsetse fly was caught. In Dodeo, G.
Ngomtcho, Sen Claudcne Henlcette +5 more
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