Torr, S. J. and Vale, G. A. (2015) Know your foe: Lessons from the analysis of tsetse fly behaviour. Trends in Parasitology, 31 (3). pp. 95-99. ISSN 1471-4922 (doi:10.1016/j.pt.2014.12.010)

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Abstract

The emergence of new vector-borne diseases requires new methods of vector control. These diseases are often zoonoses associated with wilderness areas, and established methods of vector control used in domestic settings (e.g., indoor-residual spraying, insecticide-treated bednets) are therefore inappropriate. Similar difficulties are also emerging with the control of ‘old’ vector-borne diseases such as malaria. Understanding the host-finding behaviour of vectors assists the development and application of control methods and aids the understanding of epidemiology. Some general lessons are illustrated by reference to a century of research on the host-finding behaviour of tsetse flies which transmit trypanosomes causing human and animal trypanosomiases, including Rhodesian sleeping sickness, a zoonosis associated with wilderness areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tsetse flies, Glossina, Trypanosoma, vector, sleeping sickness, human African trypanosomiasis, animal African trypanosomiasis
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Last Modified:	20 Jul 2016 09:48
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13022

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