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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An update on the distribution of Glossina (tsetse flies) at the wildlife-human-livestock interface of Akagera National Park, Rwanda. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2021 Glossina (tsetse flies) biologically transmit trypanosomes that infect both humans and animals. Knowledge of their distribution patterns is a key element to better understand the transmission dynamics of trypanosomosis.
Gashururu RS +9 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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Characterization of a composite with enhanced attraction to savannah tsetse flies from constituents or analogues of tsetse refractory waterbuck (Kobus defassa) body odor. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021 Savannah tsetse flies avoid flying toward tsetse fly-refractory waterbuck (Kobus defassa) mediated by a repellent blend of volatile compounds in their body odor comprised of δ-octalactone, geranyl acetone, phenols (guaiacol and carvacrol), and homologues
Wachira BM +9 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).
Gaithuma A +5 more
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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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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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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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Trypanosomes infection, endosymbionts, and host preferences in tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) collected from Akagera park region, Rwanda: A correlational xenomonitoring study [PDF]
One Health, 2023 Akagera National Park and its surroundings are home to tsetse flies and a number of their mammalian hosts in Rwanda. A One-health approach is being used in the control and surveillance of both animal and human trypanosomosis in Rwanda.
Richard S. Gashururu +9 more
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Quorum sensing sets the stage for the establishment and vertical transmission of Sodalis praecaptivus in tsetse flies. [PDF]
PLoS Genet, 2020 Bacterial virulence factors facilitate host colonization and set the stage for the evolution of parasitic and mutualistic interactions. The Sodalis-allied clade of bacteria exhibit striking diversity in the range of both plant and animal feeding insects ...
Medina Munoz M +4 more
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