Adult blood-feeding tsetse flies, trypanosomes, microbiota and the fluctuating environment in sub-Saharan Africa

A Geiger, F Ponton, G Simo - The ISME journal, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The tsetse fly vector transmits the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei, responsible for Human
African Trypanosomiasis, one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Despite a recent …

Blood feeding tsetse flies as hosts and vectors of mammals-pre-adapted African Trypanosoma: current and expected research directions

A Geiger, I Malele, AM Abd-Alla, F Njiokou - BMC microbiology, 2018 - Springer
Research on the zoo-anthropophilic blood feeding tsetse flies' biology conducted, by
different teams, in laboratory settings and at the level of the ecosystems-where also co …

New insights in the interactions between African trypanosomes and tsetse flies

JVD Abbeele, B Rotureau - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
African trypanosomiases are vector-borne diseases of human and their livestock, with
devastating socio-economical consequences for the Sub-Saharan African continent. These …

Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function

J Wang, BL Weiss, S Aksoy - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Tsetse flies are the primary vectors of African trypanosomes, which cause Human and
Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These flies have also …

Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review

FN Wamwiri, RE Changasi - BioMed Research International, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Through the dark continent: African trypanosome development in the tsetse fly

B Rotureau, J Van Den Abbeele - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
African trypanosomes are unicellular flagellated parasites causing trypanosomiases in
Africa, a group of severe diseases also known as sleeping sickness in human and nagana …

Trypanosome infection establishment in the tsetse fly gut is influenced by microbiome-regulated host immune barriers

BL Weiss, J Wang, MA Maltz, Y Wu, S Aksoy - PLoS pathogens, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping
sickness in humans and nagana in domesticated animals. Additionally, tsetse harbors 3 …

Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence

BC Griffith, BL Weiss, E Aksoy, PO Mireji, JE Auma… - BMC microbiology, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally
transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a …

[HTML][HTML] A leap into the unknown–early events in African trypanosome transmission

B Szöőr, E Silvester, KR Matthews - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
African trypanosomes are mainly transmitted by tsetse flies. In recent years there has been
good progress in understanding how the parasites prepare for transmission, detect their …

Enhancing vector refractoriness to trypanosome infection: achievements, challenges and perspectives

HM Kariithi, IK Meki, DI Schneider, L De Vooght… - BMC microbiology, 2018 - Springer
With the absence of effective prophylactic vaccines and drugs against African
trypanosomosis, control of this group of zoonotic neglected tropical diseases depends the …