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Adaptations in the Glucose Metabolism of Procyclic Trypanosoma brucei Isolates from Tsetse Flies and during Differentiation of Bloodstream Forms
... In conclusion, the data described in this paper demonstrate the absence of a functional Krebs cycle in the mitochondria of PCF T. brucei, isolated from the tsetse midgut or freshly dif- ferentiated from BSF ...
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Trypanosome infection rates in tsetse flies in the “silent” sleeping sickness focus of Bafia in the Centre Region in Cameroon
... in tsetse flies of West [37, 38, 40, 41], Central [15, 36] and East Africa ...in tsetse flies than animals of the same villages ...of tsetse flies and infected flies allow ...
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Molecular screening of tsetse flies and cattle reveal different Trypanosoma species including T grayi and T theileri in northern Cameroon
... in tsetse flies in the present study sug- gests a high risk of trypanosomosis for livestock in the ...of tsetse control techniques by livestock ...
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Identification of a Tsal152–75 salivary synthetic peptide to monitor cattle exposure to tsetse flies
... to tsetse flies in differ- ent HAT endemic areas ...a tsetse infested area in South-West Burkina Faso that were shown to harbor higher IgG responses than cattle in the North where tse- tse ...
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A Glycosylation Mutant of Trypanosoma brucei Links Social Motility Defects In Vitro to Impaired Colonization of Tsetse Flies In Vivo
... Transmission of African trypanosomes by tsetse flies requires that the parasites migrate out of the midgut lumen and colonize the ectoperitrophic space. Early procyclic culture forms correspond to ...
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Identification of different trypanosome species in the mid guts of tsetse flies of the Malanga (Kimpese) sleeping sickness focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo
... The identification of mixed infections involving differ- ent trypanosome species confirms previous results [6,23- 27], and reflects either the prevalence of such infections in vertebrate hosts of this area, or frequent ...
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Spatial distribution and trypanosome infection of tsetse flies in the sleeping sickness focus of Zimbabwe in Hurungwe District
... The surveys presented in this paper were conducted in the Hurungwe District (Mashonaland West Province, northern Zimbabwe; Fig. 1). In particular, a 110 km long transect was investigated, intersecting the southern ...
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Molecular prevalence of trypanosome infections in cattle and tsetse flies in the Maasai Steppe, northern Tanzania
... in tsetse flies as opposed to the results reported by others [5, ...in tsetse flies could yield more ...and tsetse flies could guide the Maasai pas- toral communities living in ...
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Challenging the Wigglesworthia, Sodalis, Wolbachia symbiosis dogma in tsetse flies : Spiroplasma is present in both laboratory and natural populations
... the tsetse fly including Klebsiella, Rickettsia and ...some tsetse species, particularly those of Spiroplasma, were similar to those seen for Sodalis, suggesting that they may play an important role in the ...
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Structure-Repellence Studies of Δ-Octalactone Analogues and Blends against Tsetse Flies, Glossina Pallidipes and G. Morsitans Morsitans
... the tsetse vector. Tsetse flies feeds on blood meal from the animals and human beings therefore transmitting trypanosomosis from animals to man and ...in tsetse prone areas and moreover, ...
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Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Visual Devices for the Control of Riverine Tsetse Flies, the Major Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis
... African sleeping sickness or Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is endemic to 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa covering 9 million km 2 with 60 million of the 400 million inhabitants at risk of the disease. Africa has ...
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The Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in Assessing Probable Tsetse Flies Habitats in Ikom LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria
... of tsetse flies in Ikom Local Governement Area and it’s environs in Cross River State, Nigeria, using remote sensing and geographic information system ...the tsetse flies on each parcel of ...
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Protecting cows in small holder farms in East Africa from tsetse flies by mimicking the odor profile of a non-host bovid
... in tsetse habitats and importantly, also drastically reduce the reliance of livestock keepers and pastoral- ists in Africa on ...the tsetse flies then other cues must substitute those in the ...
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Developing a continental atlas of the distribution and trypanosomal infection of tsetse flies (Glossina species)
... all tsetse species of major medical and veterinary ...for tsetse species of the fusca group will pose special challenges, in particular for those charac- terized by a circumscribed geographic distribution ...
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Molecular identification of different trypanosome species and subspecies in tsetse flies of northern Nigeria
... Tsetse flies are the cyclical vectors of African trypano- ...in tsetse flies is funda- mental to understanding the epidemiology of the associ- ated diseases and to inform the establishment of ...
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Non-linear dynamics of trophic interactions between disease vectors and herbivore hosts: Part I: Migrant vectors (tsetse flies). Part II: Non-migrant vectors (tri-phasic ticks)
... (tsetse flies) depending on the degree and intensity of hunger pangs and availability of target ...of tsetse-challenged animals because less resistant animals to trypanosomiasis such as the Bos ...
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Genetic diversity of trypanosome species in tsetse flies (Glossina spp ) in Nigeria
... The prevalence and species diversity of trypanosomes was investigated in Nigerian tsetse flies. Although T. brucei gambiense was not identified, corresponding with previous reports of the low occurrence of ...
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Efficacy of Electrocuting Devices to Catch Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae) and Other Diptera
... of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) and in informing the development of bait methods of sampling and controlling these insects ...intercept tsetse in flight, and (ii) the electric cloth (E-cloth) ...
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Factors affecting the propensity of tsetse flies to enter houses and attack humans inside : increased risk of sleeping sickness in warmer climates
... The total catches, i.e., from the house and from any humans inside, made in the separate experiments were surprising in showing no clear or consistent effect of the various treatments (Table 1). In particular, analysis ...
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Factors Affecting the Propensity of Tsetse Flies to Enter Houses and Attack Humans Inside: Increased Risk of Sleeping Sickness in Warmer Climates
... The total catches, i.e., from the house and from any humans inside, made in the separate experiments were surprising in showing no clear or consistent effect of the various treatments (Table 1). In particular, analysis ...
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