Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Abstract

Reproductive anomalies associated with the tsetse DNA virus infection in the female tsetse hosts, Glossina morsitans centralis Machado and Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, inoculated with the virus during the 3rd instar larval stage were studied and the data compared to those obtained from the control females injected with sterile physiological saline. Virus infected flies had significantly longer first and second pregnancy cycles (P<0.0001) and produced pupae that were of significantly less weight in milligrams (P<-0.0001) compared to controls. Transmission of the virus to progeny was not absolute and only 21% of G. m. centralis and 48% of G. m. morsitans first progeny flies from infected females developed salivary gland hypertrophy as a result of transmission from mother to progeny. The virus infected females produced significantly fewere pupae compared to the controls during the experimental period (P<0.00001).

Keywords

DNA virus, Glossina morsitans centralis, Glossina morsitans morsitans, Pregnancy cycle, Pupal weights, Reproductive potential, Transovarial transmission, Tsetse fly

PubMed ID

9921317

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