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Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review.
Biomed Res Int. 2016; 2016:6201350.BR

Abstract

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmitted by the tsetse fly continues to be a public health issue, despite more than a century of research. There are two types of the disease, the chronic gambiense and the acute rhodesiense-HAT. Fly abundance and distribution have been affected by changes in land-use patterns and climate. However, disease transmission still continues. Here, we review some aspects of HAT ecoepidemiology in the context of altered infestation patterns and maintenance of the transmission cycle as well as emerging options in disease and vector control.

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Wamwiri FN
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, Biotechnology Research Institute, P.O. Box 362, Muguga 00902, Kenya.
Changasi RE
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, Biotechnology Research Institute, P.O. Box 362, Muguga 00902, Kenya.

MeSH

AnimalsCongoHumansInsect VectorsTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse Flies

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27034944

Citation

Wamwiri, Florence Njeri, and Robert Emojong Changasi. "Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: a Review." BioMed Research International, vol. 2016, 2016, p. 6201350.
Wamwiri FN, Changasi RE. Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:6201350.
Wamwiri, F. N., & Changasi, R. E. (2016). Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review. BioMed Research International, 2016, 6201350. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6201350
Wamwiri FN, Changasi RE. Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: a Review. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:6201350. PubMed PMID: 27034944.
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