Tsetse Flies (Glossina) as Vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Review.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Wamwiri, Florence Njeri Changasi, Robert Emojong
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmitted by the tsetse fly continues to be a public health issue, despite more than a century of research. There are two types of the disease, the chronic gambiense and the acute rhodesiense-HAT. Fly abundance and distribution have been affected by changes in land-use patterns and climate. However, disease transmission still continues. Here, we review some aspects of HAT ecoepidemiology in the context of altered infestation patterns and maintenance of the transmission cycle as well as emerging options in disease and vector control.
ISSN	23146133
Journal	Biomed Research International
Volume Number	2016
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4789378
PubMed reference number	27034944
e-ISSN	23146141
DOI	10.1155/2016/6201350
Language	English
Publisher	Hindawi
Publisher Date	2016-02-29
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2016 F. N. Wamwiri and R. E. Changasi.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology