Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya

Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya

Abstract Background Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic regions in Kenya, including south-western Kenya, which has undergone intense but unsuccessful tsetse fly control measures....

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Main Authors: Winnie A. Okeyo, Norah P. Saarman, Michael Mengual, Kirstin Dion, Rosemary Bateta, Paul O. Mireji, Sylvance Okoth, Johnson O. Ouma, Collins Ouma, Joel Ochieng, Grace Murilla, Serap Aksoy, Adalgisa Caccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Effective population size
Glossina pallidipes
Microsatellites
Population bottleneck
Temporal changes in allelic frequencies
Vector control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2415-y

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