Sodalis glossinidius prevalence and trypanosome presence in tsetse from Luambe National Park, Zambia
Abstract Background Tsetse flies are the biological vectors of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. The tsetse endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius has been suggested to play a role in tsetse susceptibility to infection. Here we investigate th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-378 |