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THE FLY THAT WOULD BE KING. Glossina. African Sleeping Sickness. 300-500,000. African trypanosomiasis Trypomastigote morphology. Salivarian trypanosome groups. Trypanosoma vivax – Old and New World of large mammals – Mechanical transmission using many vectors
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THE FLY THAT WOULD BE KING Glossina
African Sleeping Sickness 300-500,000
Salivarian trypanosome groups Trypanosoma vivax – Old and New World of large mammals – Mechanical transmission using many vectors Trypanosoma congolense – Old World of large mammals– Mouthpart development in Glossina Trypanosoma brucei/evansi – brucei group includes: T. brucei brucei –nagana in cattle T. brucei gambiense – chronic or West African sleeping sickness T. brucei rhodesiense – acute or East African sleeping sickness All have full development in Glossina evansi group includes: T. evansi – mechanical transmission in many vectors including vampire bats T. equinum – mechanically transmitted by horse flies T. equiperdum – sexually transmitted
African Ecology and Vector Distribution Glossina palpalis group Glossina palpalis group Glossina morsitans group
Glossina – Life Cycle 8 – 9 days 6(male) – 14(female) weeks 4 – 5 weeks
Natural Reservoir Hosts Thompson’s gazelle Impala Oryx Warthog
Domesticated Reservoir Hosts N’dama Zebu Warthogs
African trypanosomiasisTreatment Suramin - Pentamidine (early) Melarsoprol (late) DFMO Aventis Pharm & WHO
Africa Grassland burning Tanzania Zambezi River