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ReviewTrends in parasitology2013

Glossina fuscipes populations provide insights for human African trypanosomiasis transmission in Uganda.

Serap Aksoy, Adalgisa Caccone, Alison P Galvani, Loyce M Okedi

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Review in Trends in parasitology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Serap AksoyYale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, USA. serap.aksoy@yale.edu
Adalgisa Caccone
Alison P Galvani
Loyce M Okedi

Funding

Evolutionary Genetics of Tsetse and Its SymbiontsR01AI068932 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI AKSOY, SERAP, CACCONE, ADALGISA · 2008 to 2018
$7.0M
Vector/Host-Parasite Interface of Leishmaniasis in ColombiaD43TW006589 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GORE SARAVIA, NANCY, TSCHUDI, CHRISTIAN · 2003 to 2024
$4.3M
Tsetse Transmitted African TrypanosomiasisD43TW007391 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI AKSOY, SERAP · 2008 to 2017
$1.8M
Factors In Emergence of New Sleeping Sickness Foci In UgandaR03TW008755 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI AKSOY, SERAP · 2011 to 2013
$172k
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW006589FIC NIH HHS D43 TW007391FIC NIH HHS D43TW007391FIC NIH HHS R03 TW008755FIC NIH HHS R03TW008755NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068932NIAID NIH HHS R01AI068932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uganda has both forms of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT): the chronic gambiense disease in the northwest and the acute rhodesiense disease in the south. The recent spread of rhodesiense into central Uganda has raised concerns given the different control strategies the two diseases require. We present knowledge on the population genetics of the major vector species Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda with a focus on population structure, measures of gene flow between populations, and the occurrence of polyandry. The microbiome composition and diversity is discussed, focusing on their potential role on trypanosome infection outcomes. We discuss the implications of these findings for large-scale tsetse control programs, including suppression or eradication, being undertaken in Uganda, and potential future genetic applications.

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AnimalsBiodiversityDNA, MitochondrialFemaleGene FlowGenetics, PopulationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInsect VectorsMaleMicrobiotaMicrosatellite RepeatsPest Control, BiologicalSymbiosisTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseDNA, MitochondrialGlossina fuscipeshuman African trypanosomiasispopulation geneticssleeping sicknessTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseUgandavector control

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PMID23845311
PMCPMC3772539

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