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).
Meki IK +9 more
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Tsetse Flies Infected with Trypanosomes in Three Active Human African Trypanosomiasis Foci of the Republic of Congo [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Introduction: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease still endemic in the Republic of Congo. Despite the continuous detection of HAT cases in the country, there is still not enough data on trypanosome infections in tsetse ...
Irina Bemba +3 more
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Apparent density, trypanosome infection rates and host preference of tsetse flies in the sleeping sickness endemic focus of northwestern Uganda. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2021 Background African trypanosomiasis, caused by protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma and transmitted by the tsetse fly, is a serious parasitic disease of humans and animals.
Opiro R +10 more
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Blood meal sources and bacterial microbiome diversity in wild-caught tsetse flies. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Tsetse flies are the vectors of African trypanosomiasis affecting 36 sub-Saharan countries. Both wild and domestic animals play a crucial role in maintaining the disease-causing parasites (trypanosomes).
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Impact of habitat fragmentation on tsetse populations and trypanosomosis risk in Eastern Zambia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Fragmentation of tsetse habitat in eastern Zambia is largely due to encroachments by subsistence farmers into new areas in search of new agricultural land.
Cornelius Mweempwa +6 more
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Blood meal analysis of tsetse flies ( Glossina pallidipes: Glossinidae) reveals higher host fidelity on wild compared with domestic hosts. [PDF]
Wellcome Open Res, 2021 Changes in climate and land use can alter risk of transmission of parasites between domestic hosts and wildlife, particularly when mediated by vectors that can travel between populations.
Channumsin M +6 more
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A new automated chilled adult release system for the aerial distribution of sterile male tsetse flies. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Background Tsetse flies transmit trypanosomes that cause the debilitating diseases human African trypanosomosis (HAT) or sleeping sickness in humans and animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) or nagana in livestock.
Mirieri CK +9 more
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Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020 African animal trypanosomiases are caused by trypanosomes cyclically or mechanically transmitted by tsetse and other biting flies. Although molecular tools have been developed to identify drug-resistant trypanosomes in mammals, little or no investigation
Gustave Simo +7 more
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A receptor for the complement regulator factor H increases transmission of trypanosomes to tsetse flies. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2020 Persistent pathogens have evolved to avoid elimination by the mammalian immune system including mechanisms to evade complement. Infections with African trypanosomes can persist for years and cause human and animal disease throughout sub-Saharan Africa ...
Macleod OJS +16 more
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022 Background. Tsetse flies are vectors of the genus Trypanosoma that cause African trypanosomiasis, a serious parasitic disease of people and animals. Reliable data on the vector distribution and the trypanosome species they carry is pertinent for planning
Robert Opiro +9 more
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