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ArticleeLife2026

Anatomy and mechanics of tsetse fly blood feeding.

Stephan Löwe, Laura Hauf, Elisabeth Meyer-Natus, Dianah Katiti, Dennis Petersen, Alexander Kovalev, Sebastian Büsse, Anna Steyer, Yoko Matsumura, Wolfgang Böhme and 3 more

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Stephan LöweDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Laura HaufDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Elisabeth Meyer-NatusDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Dianah KatitiInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Dennis PetersenDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
Alexander KovalevDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
Sebastian BüsseDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
Anna SteyerElectron Microscopy Core Unit, Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Yoko MatsumuraDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
Wolfgang BöhmeZoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Herpetology Section, Bonn, Germany.
Daniel MasigaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Stanislav GorbDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
Markus EngstlerDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1436-5759

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EN 305/13-2Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EN 305/7-2Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SPP 2332/1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SPP 2332/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by infected tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. Infected tsetse flies can transmit trypanosomes, including

Indexed as

Feeding BehaviorTsetse FliesAnimalsglossina bruceiphysics of living systemstrypanosoma bruceitsetse fly

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PMID42865118
PMCPMC13661044

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