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

Biomed Res Int. 2016:2016:6201350. doi: 10.1155/2016/6201350. Epub 2016 Feb 29.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Congo
  • Humans
  • Insect Vectors*
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / pathogenicity
  • Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense / pathogenicity
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / epidemiology*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / parasitology
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / transmission
  • Tsetse Flies / parasitology
  • Tsetse Flies / pathogenicity*