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Characterization and Tissue Tropism of Newly Identified Iflavirus and Negeviruses in Glossina morsitans morsitans Tsetse Flies [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
Tsetse flies cause major health and economic problems as they transmit trypanosomes causing sleeping sickness in humans (Human African Trypanosomosis, HAT) and nagana in animals (African Animal Trypanosomosis, AAT).
Irene K. Meki, Hannah-Isadora Huditz, Anton Strunov, René A. A. van der Vlugt, Henry M. Kariithi, Mohammadreza Rezapanah, Wolfgang J. Miller, Just M. Vlak, Monique M. van Oers, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla   +9 more
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Expansions of chemosensory gene orthologs among selected tsetse fly species and their expressions in Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse fly. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Tsetse fly exhibit species-specific olfactory uniqueness potentially underpinned by differences in their chemosensory protein repertoire. We assessed 1) expansions of chemosensory protein orthologs in Glossina morsitans morsitans, Glossina pallidipes ...
Joy M Kabaka, Benson M Wachira, Clarence M Mang'era, Martin K Rono, Ahmed Hassanali, Sylvance O Okoth, Vincent O Oduol, Rosaline W Macharia, Grace A Murilla, Paul O Mireji   +9 more
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The Spermatophore in Glossina morsitans morsitans: Insights into Male Contributions to Reproduction. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2016
Male Seminal Fluid Proteins (SFPs) transferred during copulation modulate female reproductive physiology and behavior, impacting sperm storage/use, ovulation, oviposition, and remating receptivity.
Scolari F, Benoit JB, Michalkova V, Aksoy E, Takac P, Abd-Alla AM, Malacrida AR, Aksoy S, Attardo GM.   +8 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina morsitans morsitans in the active foci of human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Malawi. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans, is a significant problem in Zambia and Malawi. It is the vector for the human infective parasite Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which causes human African trypanosomiasis, and various Trypanosoma species ...
Yukiko Nakamura, Junya Yamagishi, Kyoko Hayashida, Naoki Osada, Elisha Chatanga, Cornelius Mweempwa, Kalinga Chilongo, John Chisi, Janelisa Musaya, Noboru Inoue, Boniface Namangala, Chihiro Sugimoto   +11 more
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Variations in the Peritrophic Matrix Composition of Heparan Sulphate from the Tsetse Fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2018
Tsetse flies are the principal insect vectors of African trypanosomes—sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in cattle. One of the tsetse fly species, Glossina morsitans morsitans, is host to the parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, a major cause of African ...
Rogerson E, Pelletier J, Acosta-Serrano A, Rose C, Taylor S, Guimond S, Lima M, Skidmore M, Yates E.   +8 more
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An investigation into the protein composition of the teneral Glossina morsitans morsitans peritrophic matrix. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2014
BACKGROUND Tsetse flies serve as biological vectors for several species of African trypanosomes. In order to survive, proliferate and establish a midgut infection, trypanosomes must cross the tsetse fly peritrophic matrix (PM), which is an acellular ...
Rose C, Belmonte R, Armstrong SD, Molyneux G, Haines LR, Lehane MJ, Wastling J, Acosta-Serrano A.   +7 more
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Evaluating the Effect of Irradiation on the Densities of Two RNA Viruses in Glossina morsitans morsitans. [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Simple Summary Tsetse flies transmit Trypanosoma parasites, which cause severe diseases in humans and animals. To reduce the number of tsetse flies, male flies are sterilized through irradiation and released into the field to compete with wild male flies
Mirieri CK, Abd-Alla AMM, Ros VID, van Oers MM.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2023
Background Tsetse-transmitted African trypanosomiasis is a debilitating and fatal disease of humans and livestock if left untreated. While knowledge of the spatial distribution patterns of tsetse is essential for the development of risk-based vector ...
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evolution and Structural Analyses of Glossina morsitans (Diptera; Glossinidae) Tetraspanins. [PDF]

Insects, 2014
Tetraspanins are important conserved integral membrane proteins expressed in many organisms. Although there is limited knowledge about the full repertoire, evolution and structural characteristics of individual members in various organisms, data ...
Murungi EK, Kariithi HM, Adunga V, Obonyo M, Christoffels A.   +4 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Odorant and gustatory receptors in the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Tsetse flies use olfactory and gustatory responses, through odorant and gustatory receptors (ORs and GRs), to interact with their environment. Glossina morsitans morsitans genome ORs and GRs were annotated using homologs of these genes in Drosophila ...
George F O Obiero, Paul O Mireji, Steven R G Nyanjom, Alan Christoffels, Hugh M Robertson, Daniel K Masiga   +5 more
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