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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz, Muhammad Faisal Pratama, Mahdiyatur Rahmah, Caleb Yengo Tata, Erasmus Nchuaji Tang, Judith Laure Ngondi, Victor Buhendwa Mirindi   +6 more
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In silico investigation of glossina morsitans promoters [PDF]

, 2013
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDTsetse flies (Glossina spp) are the biological vectors for Trypanosomes, the causative magents of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT).
Mwangi, Sarah Wambui
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Molecular detection of Sodalis glossinidius, Spiroplasma species and Wolbachia endosymbionts in wild population of tsetse flies collected in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria

BMC Microbiology, 2023
Background Tsetse flies are cyclical vectors of African trypanosomiasis (AT). The flies have established symbiotic associations with different bacteria that influence certain aspects of their physiology.
Youssouf Mouliom Mfopit, Judith Sophie Engel, Gloria Dada Chechet, Mahamat Alhadj Moussa Ibrahim, Djoukzoumka Signaboubo, Daniel Mbunkah Achukwi, Mohammed Mamman, Emmanuel Oluwadare Balogun, Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu, Junaidu Kabir, Soerge Kelm   +10 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of trypanosomes, salivary gland hypertrophy virus and Wolbachia in wild populations of tsetse flies from West Africa

BMC Microbiology, 2018
Background Tsetse flies are vectors of African trypanosomes, protozoan parasites that cause sleeping sickness (or human African trypanosomosis) in humans and nagana (or animal African trypanosomosis) in livestock.
Gisele M. S. Ouedraogo, Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Astan C. Traore, Antonios Avgoustinos, Andrew G. Parker, Issa Sidibe, Anicet G. Ouedraogo, Amadou Traore, Bale Bayala, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Kostas Bourtzis, Adly m. M. Abd-Alla   +13 more
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A Review and Critique of Methods and Knowledge Gaps in Quantifying Spillover Effects from Protected Areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The sustainability of area‐based conservation initiatives depends on their value to society. Conservation often focuses inside protected areas, but the impacts of protected areas beyond their boundaries (spillovers) are critical for their social license.
Ilaria Gliottone, Teigan G. Collins, Ennis de Vos, Valeria Y. Mendez Angarita, Siwat Kongwarakom, Graeme S. Cumming   +5 more
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The food of glossina morsitans [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character, 1914
Abstract Five hundred flies, freshly caught in the Proclaimed Area, were killed by chloroform and the gut of each was roughly dissected out, smeared on a slide, fixed by osmic vapour and alcohol, and subsequently stained by Giemsa. The flies were all caught in the bush, away from the paths, the fly-boys proceeding in single file and ...
David Bruce, Major A. E. Hamerton, D. P. Watson, null Bruce   +3 more
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Bovine Trypanosomosis: Seasonal Prevalence and Vector Density in Dara District, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science
In sub‐Saharan Africa, animal trypanosomosis is a wasting disease that reduces livestock's health and productivity. A recurrent cross‐sectional investigation was carried out in the Dara district of the Sidama region in dry and wet seasons to estimate the
Tafese Jiso, Gizachew Hailegebreal, Dessie Shiferaw   +2 more
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Fungal infection affects sexual signalling and mate choice in the sugarcane borer

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Fungus‐infected Diatraea saccharalis females exhibit enhanced attractiveness to males in wind tunnel assays. Fungal infection alters the pheromone profile of females, increasing the relative abundance of Z9‐16: Ald, a minor but behaviourally active component of the species' sex pheromone blend.
Amanda C. Tuler, Arodi P. Favaris, Flávia P. Franco, José Mauricio S. Bento   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America. [PDF]

, 2008
Vectors of trypanosomiasis - tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America - are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods.
Schofield, Chris J, Kabayo, John P, Schofield Chris J, Kabayo John P   +3 more
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