Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina morsitans morsitans in the active foci of human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Malawi.

• Main Authors: Yukiko Nakamura (Author), Junya Yamagishi (Author), Kyoko Hayashida (Author), Naoki Osada (Author), Elisha Chatanga (Author), Cornelius Mweempwa (Author), Kalinga Chilongo (Author), John Chisi (Author), Janelisa Musaya (Author), Noboru Inoue (Author), Boniface Namangala (Author), Chihiro Sugimoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans, is a significant problem in Zambia and Malawi. It is the vector for the human infective parasite Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which causes human African trypanosomiasis, and various Trypanosoma species, which cause African animal trypanosomiasis. Unde...