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

• Autors principals: Adly M M Abd-Alla (Autor), Andrew G Parker (Autor), Marc J B Vreysen (Autor), Max Bergoin (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: 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...