Patterns of tsetse abundance and trypanosome infection rates among habitats of surveyed villages in Maasai steppe of northern Tanzania

Patterns of tsetse abundance and trypanosome infection rates among habitats of surveyed villages in Maasai steppe of northern Tanzania

Abstract Background Changes of land cover modify the characteristics of habitat, host-vector interaction and consequently infection rates of disease causing agents. In this paper, we report variations in tsetse distribution patterns, abundance and infection rates in relation to habitat types and age...

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Main Authors: Anibariki Ngonyoka, Paul S. Gwakisa, Anna B. Estes, Linda P. Salekwa, Happiness J. Nnko, Peter J. Hudson, Isabella M. Cattadori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Habitat variability
Tsetse fly
Host availability
Infection rate
Trypanosomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0340-0

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