Hsp70/J-protein machinery from Glossina morsitans morsitans, vector of African trypanosomiasis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the sole vectors of the protozoan parasites of the genus Trypanosoma, the causative agents of African Trypanosomiasis.
Stephen J Bentley, Aileen Boshoff
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A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap; an effective sampling tool for savannah tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and Glossina morsitans centralis Machado. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021 Background Black screen fly round (BFR) is a mobile sampling method for Glossina morsitans. This technique relies on the ability of operator(s) to capture flies landing on the screen with hand nets.
Muyobela J +4 more
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Serological responses and biomarker evaluation in mice and pigs exposed to tsetse fly bites. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies are obligate blood-feeding insects that transmit African trypanosomes responsible for human sleeping sickness and nagana in livestock.
Guy Caljon +6 more
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Odor coding in the antenna of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019 Significance Tsetse flies pose a major threat to the health and economy of sub-Saharan Africa. They transmit trypanosomes that cause African sleeping sickness in humans and a disease called nagana in livestock.
Soni N, Chahda JS, Carlson JR.
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Biology, 2021 Glossina morsitans is a vector for Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is mainly distributed in sub-Saharan Africa at present. Our objective was to project the historical and future potentially suitable areas globally and explore the influence of ...
Ruobing Zhou +6 more
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Towards improving tsetse fly paratransgenesis: stable colonization of Glossina morsitans morsitans with genetically modified Sodalis. [PDF]
BMC Microbiol, 2018 Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) refractory to trypanosome infection are currently being explored as potential tools to contribute in the control of human and animal African trypanosomiasis.
De Vooght L +2 more
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Establishment and partial characterisation of a new cell line derived from adult tissues of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Insect cell lines play a vital role in many aspects of research on disease vectors and agricultural pests. The tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans is an important vector of salivarian trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa and, as such, is a ...
Lesley Bell-Sakyi +8 more
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Caryotype de Glossina palpalis gambiensis, Vanderplank, 1949. Comparaison avec d'autres espèces du groupe palpalis et du groupe morsitans [PDF]
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1974 Glossina palpalis gambiensis possède, comme les autres espèces du sous-genre Nemorhina (Groupe palpalis), quatre autosomes (2 L1 + 2 L2) et deux chromosomes sexuels (XX ou XY).
Jacques Itard
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Expression profiling of Trypanosoma congolense genes during development in the tsetse fly vector Glossina morsitans morsitans. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2018 The tsetse transmitted parasitic flagellate Trypanosoma congolense causes animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) across sub-Saharan Africa. AAT negatively impacts agricultural, economic, nutritional and subsequently, health status of the affected populace ...
Awuoche EO +6 more
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Amélioration de la technique de salivation des glossines pour la détection des métatrypanosomes infectants : étude de quelques facteurs biologiques et non biologiques sur le comportement de sondage des glossines [PDF]
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1995 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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