Evaluating the Efficiency of Baited BioFlyTrap P38T, H-Trap, and Nzi and Vavoua Traps Towards Biting Flies of Glossinidae, Tabanidae and Muscidae (Stomoxyini) Families in Northeastern KwaZulu-Natal [PDF]
InsectsIn efforts to survey biting flies, there is a need for a multi-species trap that can capture diverse families of hematophagous flies, thus functioning as a more robust and representative trapping method.
Moeti O. Taioe +6 more
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Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases 2.0 [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Arthropods’ vectors—those of a large variety of families, including Culicidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Ixodidae, Agarsidae, Pulicidae, Glossinidae, Reduviidae, and Tabanidae [...]
Denis Sereno
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Relevant Brachycera (Excluding Oestroidea) for Horses in Veterinary Medicine: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 In equine stables and their surroundings, a large number of insects are present that can be a nuisance to their equine hosts. Previous studies about dipterans transmitting infectious agents to Equidae have largely focused on Nematocera.
Vicky Frisch +2 more
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An annotated wing interferential pattern dataset of dipteran insects of medical interest for deep learning [PDF]
Scientific DataSeveral Diptera species are known to transmit pathogens of medical and veterinary interest. However, identifying these species using conventional methods can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, or expensive.
Arnaud Cannet +9 more
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Diversity of Glossinidae (Diptera) species in The Gambia in relation to vegetation [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaGlossina species are known to transmit African Trypanosomiasis, one of the most important infectious diseases for both livestock and humans in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize trapped Glossina spp.
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Prevalence of Spiroplasma and interaction with wild Glossina tachinoides microbiota [PDF]
Parasite, 2023 Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of the tropical neglected diseases sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. The elimination of these diseases is linked to control of the vector.
Dera Kiswend-Sida M +10 more
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Symbiosis preservation: Putative regulation of fatty acyl-CoA reductase by miR-31a within the symbiont harboring bacteriome through tsetse evolution [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of African trypanosomes. In addition to trypanosomes, tsetse harbor obligate Wigglesworthia glossinidia bacteria that are essential to tsetse biology. The absence of Wigglesworthia results in fly sterility, thus offering
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Ecological zonation and phylogeographic structure of Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in eastern and southern Africa [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeGlossina pallidipes, a major vector of African trypanosomiasis, plays a notable role in disease transmission across eastern and southern Africa due to its broad host range, ecological adaptability, and vectorial capacity.
Attila J. Trájer, Alex Kummer
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Vector competence re-evaluation of reared Glossina palpalis gambiensis for transmission of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei isolates for an experimental event [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of human and animal trypanosomes. The Glossina palpalis gambiensis Burkina Faso (BKF) colony, established in 1972 and rejuvenated once in 1981, is a long-standing closed colony used extensively ...
Tindwendé Justin Yaméogo +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) and tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) are haematophagous insects of medical and veterinary importance due to their respective role in the biological and mechanical transmission of trypanosomes.
Fernando C. Mulandane +8 more
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