Trypanosomiasis is one of the major parasitic diseases for which control is still far from
reality. The vaccination approaches by using dominant surface proteins have not been …

The tsetse fly vector transmits the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei, responsible for Human
African Trypanosomiasis, one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Despite a recent …

Background Gambian sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT) outbreaks
are brought under control by case detection and treatment although it is recognised that this …

The invertebrate microbiome contributes to multiple aspects of host physiology, including
nutrient supplementation and immune maturation processes. We identified and compared …

Tsetse flies are notoriously difficult to observe in nature, particularly when populations
densities are low. It is therefore difficult to observe them on their hosts in nature; hence their …

Background In Uganda, Rhodesian sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei
rhodesiense, and animal trypanosomiasis caused by T. vivax and T. congolense, are being …

Control of the Riverine (Palpalis) group of tsetse flies is normally achieved with stationary
artificial devices such as traps or insecticide-treated targets. The efficiency of biconical traps …

Sleeping sickness, or Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), is caused by two distinct
parasites. In East and Southern Africa, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense causes the …

Tsetse flies, which transmit sleeping sickness to humans and nagana to cattle, are
commonly controlled by stationary artificial baits consisting of traps or insecticide-treated …

Field studies were done of the responses of Glossina palpalis palpalis in Côte d'Ivoire, and
G. p. gambiensis and G. tachinoides in Burkina Faso, to odours from humans, cattle and …