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Population Structure and Migration Patterns of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes in Congo-Brazzaville.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 28 Dec 2020
Mayoke Abraham, Ouma Johnson O, Mireji Paul O, Omondi Stephen F, Muya Shadrack M, Itoua Andre, Okoth Sylvance O, Bateta Rosemary
Abstract excerpt
Tsetse flies of the palpalis group, particularly Glossina fuscipes, are the main vectors of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness in Congo-Brazzaville. They transmit the deadly human parasite, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and other trypanosomes that cause animal trypanosomiasis. Knowledge on diversity, population structure, population size, and gene flow is a prerequisite for designing effective...
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