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Sodalis glossinidius prevalence and trypanosome presence in tsetse from Luambe National Park, Zambia
19 Aug 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies are the biological vectors of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. The tsetse endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius has been suggested to play a role in tsetse susceptibility to infection. Here we investigate the prevalence of African trypanosomes within tsetse from the Luambe National Park, Zambia and if there is an association...
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