Insights into Trypanosomiasis Transmission: Age, Infection Rates and Bloodmeal Analysis of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in N.W. Uganda
L. J. Cunningham, J. Esterhuizen, J. Hargrove, M. Lehane, J. Lord, J. Lingley, C. T. N. Mangwiro, M. Opiyo, S. Torr
This study compares PCR and microscopy for detecting trypanosome infections in tsetse flies and finds PCR is 1.9-9.3 times more sensitive, identifies species, and reveals cattle and human bloodmeals dominate.
bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023Ecology