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There are 22 different species of tsetse fly, and they live only in Africa. These flies are slightly larger than a horsefly. They breed along rivers and streams. They are active during the day and feed exclusively on blood.
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www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activ...
www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3023%20
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The narrow arc along the equator ventures through 36 sub-Saharan nations, 22 of which are among the most underdeveloped in the world. In every land, the tsetse fly thrives.
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www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9802/28/sudan.sleeping.sickness/
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A new campaign to control the deadly tsetse fly in Africa, parasitic carrier of sleeping sickness, has been launched by the Organization of African Unity (OAU). ... Despite various drastic efforts over the past 100 years to eradicate the tsetse fly, most of the time it has recovered. The tsetse, about the size of a house...
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www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/Tsetse/index.shtml
www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/Tsetse/index.shtml
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Trypanosomiasis is transmitted to man and animals by a blood sucking insect, the tsetse fly. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina. ... Florissant Fossil Beds; See pictures of fossil tsetse fly...
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www.who.int/trypanosomiasis_african/vector/en/index.htm...
www.who.int/trypanosomiasis_african/vector/en/index.html
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tsetse-fly. Tsetse-fly. Information about Tsetse-fly in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... There are 22 species of tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/Tsetse-fly
encyclopedia.farlex.com/Tsetse-fly
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The tsetse fly (genus Glossina) is found throughout the continent of Africa and is the primary vector of human and animal sleeping sickness. It is of substantial significance to human health and, through its impact on livestock, the economic welfare of rural farmers and stockowners.
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ergodd.zoo.ox.ac.uk/tseweb/index.htm
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It also reflected precisely the parasitic status of each tsetse fly as determined by the dissection, microscopic examination and PCR amplification of the midguts and salivary glands 47 days post-infection.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/14516928
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The presence of EP proteins in a wide variety of tsetse, their constitutive expression in adult fat body and midguts and their upregulation after immunogen challenge suggest they play an important role as a component of the immune system in tsetse.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15804575
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