Tsetse salivary gland hypertrophy virus: hope or hindrance for tsetse control?

MANY SPECIES OF TSETSE FLIES (DIPTERA: Glossinidae) are infected with a virus that causes salivary gland hypertrophy (SGH), and flies with SGH symptoms have a reduced fecundity and fertility. The prevalence of SGH in wild tsetse populations is usually very low (0.2%-5%), but higher prevalence rates...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Adly M M Abd-Alla, Andrew G Parker, Marc J B Vreysen, Max Bergoin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3166039?pdf=render