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ReviewPLoS neglected tropical diseases2026

From islands to landscapes: Integrating genomic and advanced eco-geographic tools in area-wide tsetse control.

Norah Saarman, Chantel Janet De Beer, Philippe Solano, Antoine Barreaux, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Sophie Ravel, Robert Opiro, Giuseppe Amatulli, Giuliano Cecchi, Serap Aksoy and 3 more

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Review in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Norah SaarmanDepartment of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8974-0301
Chantel Janet De BeerInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
Philippe SolanoINTERTRYP, CIRAD, IRD, and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Antoine BarreauxINTERTRYP, CIRAD, IRD, and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Geoffrey GimonneauINTERTRYP, CIRAD, IRD, and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Sophie RavelINTERTRYP, CIRAD, IRD, and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Robert OpiroDepartment of Biology, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
Giuseppe AmatulliSpatial Ecology, Penn, United Kingdom.
Giuliano CecchiAnimal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy.
Serap AksoyYale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
Brian WeissYale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
Kostas BourtzisInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
Adly M M Abd-AllaInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-4462

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) are the exclusive cyclical vector of human and animal African trypanosomoses and continue to threaten health and agricultural productivity across sub-Saharan Africa. Area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) strategies provide a coordinated framework for combining tools such as the sterile insect technique (SIT), insecticide-treated targets and cattle, and others. This review examines the success and challenges of AW-IPM in tsetse control and advances in population genetics, species distribution modeling, and landscape genetics that improve identification of candidate populations for optimized AW-IPM design. We introduce the Coordinated Research Project (CRP) "Tsetse Population Genetics," supported by the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, which aims to develop standardized tools and data to guide SIT within integrated control strategies. We identify key gaps in evidence for population isolation and reinvasion risk and propose an integrated, decision-ready framework. The framework combines updated species distribution models with scalable genomic tools to generate connectivity maps and, where feasible, source-sink dynamics, to prioritize intervention sites and distinguish post-control reinvasion from true elimination.

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Insect ControlTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse FliesAfrica South of the SaharaAnimalsCattleGenetics, PopulationGenomicsHumansInsect Vectors

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PMID42853784
PMCPMC13652154

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