Sodalis glossinidius prevalence and trypanosome presence in tsetse from Luambe National Park, Zambia
Tsetse flies are biological vectors of African trypanosomes, causing sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals
Abstract
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 between S. glossinidius and presence of trypanosomes within the tsetse examined.
Citation
Dennis, J.W.; Durkin, S.M.; Horsley-Downie, J.E.; Hamill, L.C.; Anderson, N.E.; MacLeod, E.T. Sodalis glossinidius prevalence and trypanosome presence in tsetse from Luambe National Park, Zambia. Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (1) 378. [DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-378]