The probability of tsetse acquiring trypanosome infection from single blood meal in different localities in Kenya
Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Acta Tropica
Publication Date
12-1-1985
Abstract
The probability of tsetse, Glossina pallidipes, acquiring a trypanosome infection from a single blood meal was estimated in five localities on the Kenya coast which were selected for differences in habitat and host availability. The probability that one blood metal contained infective Trypanosoma congolense was 0.0077 in rural areas with domestic animals, 0.0019 in extensive areas of natural habitat with wild hosts and 0.0013 in an area with domestic animals under regular chemoprophylaxis. The respective probabilities for T. vivax were 0.0010, 0.0024 and 0.0021.
PubMed ID
2865875
Recommended Citation
Tarimo, S., Snow, F., Butler, L., & Dransfield, R. (1985). The probability of tsetse acquiring trypanosome infection from single blood meal in different localities in Kenya. Acta Tropica, 42 (3), 199-207. Retrieved from https://thehive.icipe.org/all-prp/3710