Tsetse salivary gland hypertrophy virus: hope or hindrance for tsetse control?

• Main Authors: Adly M M Abd-Alla (Author), Andrew G Parker (Author), Marc J B Vreysen (Author), Max Bergoin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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MANY SPECIES OF TSETSE FLIES (DIPTERA: Glossinidae) are infected with a virus that causes salivary gland hypertrophy (SGH), and flies with SGH symptoms have a reduced fecundity and fertility. The prevalence of SGH in wild tsetse populations is usually very low (0.2%-5%), but higher prevalence rates...