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Using genetic and phenetic markers to assess population isolation within the southernmost tsetse fly belt in Africa.
The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research - 16 Oct 2019
De Beer Chantel J, Venter Gert J, Vreysen Marc J B, Mulandane Fernando C, Neves Luis, Mdluli Sihle, Koekemoer Otto
Abstract excerpt
The effective control of tsetse flies (Diptera; Glossinidae), the biological vectors of trypanosome parasites that cause human African trypanosomosis and African animal trypanosomosis throughout sub-Saharan Africa, is crucial for the development of productive livestock systems. The degree of genetic isolation of the targeted populations, which indicate reinvasion potential from uncontrolled areas, will be...
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