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Kargbo A, Jallow M, Vieira TSWJ, Amoutchi AI, Koua HK, Osman AM, Vieira RFDC. Diversity of Glossinidae (Diptera) species in The Gambia in relation to vegetation. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA 2024; 33:e012623. [PMID: 38381888 PMCID: PMC10927271 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612024010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Glossina species are known to transmit African Trypanosomiasis, one of the most important infectious diseases for both livestock and humans in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize trapped Glossina spp. from The Gambia using morphological and molecular techniques in relation to the vegetation cover types. A line transect survey was carried out in all the administrative regions of The Gambia. Tsetse fly trapping was carried out for 14 days during each season using line transect. A total of 220 Glossina spp. specimens (117 F and 103 M) were captured, and DNA was extracted from the legs of 100 randomly selected Glossina spp. Further, DNA samples were tested by a conventional PCR assay. A total of 135/220 (61%; 95% CI: 54.6-67.8%) and 85/220 (39%; 95% CI: 32.2-45.4%) flies were identified as Glossina morsitans submorsitans and Glossina palpalis gambiensis, respectively, with most caught during wet season (53.6%) and more females (53.2%) than males. Results of the morphological identification agreed with those of molecular identification. The type of vegetation cover significantly influenced the caught of tsetse flies. Animals and humans at the various trapping sites are at risk of being bitten by tsetse flies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alpha Kargbo
- WASCAL-Graduate Research Program in Climate Change and Biodiversity, Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
- Department of Physical and Natural Sciences, University of The Gambia, Brikama Campus, The Gambia
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- Department of Physical and Natural Sciences, University of The Gambia, Brikama Campus, The Gambia
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- Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks - CIPHER, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- WASCAL-Graduate Research Program in Climate Change and Biodiversity, Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
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- Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Université de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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- Laboratório de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
- Somali One Health Centre, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia
- Department of Animal Health and Veterinary Services, Ministry of Livestock, Forestry, and Range, Mogadishu, Somalia
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- Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks - CIPHER, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Olaniyan OF, Kaya İ, Secka A. Assessment of composition and physical properties of the Gambian N’Dama cow milk. J Food Compost Anal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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