Glossina austeni

Glossina austeni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Glossinidae
Genus:	Glossina
Species:	G. austeni
Binomial name
Glossina austeni Newstead, 1912) patr. of Austen
Geographic distribution of Glossina austeni as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020

Glossina austeni is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina) and it belongs to the savannah/morsitans group (subgenus Glossina s.s.). Glossina austeni can transmit African trypanosomasis among livestock and wildlife, ^[1] whilst it is not considered to be involved in the transmission of the human form of the disease. ^[2]

Distribution

Glossina austeni was known to occur in African countries along the eastern coast, from South Africa to Somalia, but also including Eswatini and Zimbabwe. ^[3] Except for Somalia where data are lacking, the peer-reviewed scientific literature for the period 1990–2020 corroborate earlier reports with Glossina austeni detected in 6 countries; ^[4] Eswatini, ^[5] Kenya, ^[6] Mozambique, South Africa, ^[7] and the United Republic of Tanzania. ^[8] In Zimbabwe the latest reports date back to 1992 from an area bordering Mozambique, ^[9] but more recent surveys from the area did not confirm the presence of the species. ^[10]

References

1. Pollock, J. N., ed. (1982). Training Manual for Tsetse Control Personnel: Ecology and behaviour of tsetse. Rome: FAO.
2. Simarro, Pere P.; Cecchi, Giuliano; Paone, Massimo; Franco, José R.; Diarra, Abdoulaye; Ruiz, José A.; Fèvre, Eric M.; Courtin, Fabrice; Mattioli, Raffaele C.; Jannin, Jean G. (2010-11-01). "The Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis: a contribution to global mapping of neglected tropical diseases". International Journal of Health Geographics. 9 (1): 57. doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-57. ISSN   1476-072X. PMC   2988709 . PMID   21040555.
3. Pollock, J. N., ed. (1982). Training Manual for Tsetse Control Personnel: Tsetse biology, systematics and distribution; techniques. Rome: FAO.
4. Cecchi, G.; Paone, M.; de Gier, J.; Zhao, W. (2024). The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa. PAAT Technical and Scientific Series, No. 12. Rome: FAO. doi:10.4060/cd2022en. ISBN   978-92-5-139040-5.
5. "Tsetse fly survey in Eswatini, April to May 2008". www.who.int. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
6. Ngari, Nancy N.; Gamba, Daniel O.; Olet, Pamela A.; Zhao, Weining; Paone, Massimo; Cecchi, Giuliano (2020-06-05). "Developing a national atlas to support the progressive control of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Kenya". Parasites & Vectors. 13 (1): 286. doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04156-5. ISSN   1756-3305. PMC   7275614 . PMID   32503681.
7. de Beer, Chantel J.; Dicko, Ahmadou H.; Ntshangase, Jerome; Moyaba, Percy; Taioe, Moeti O.; Mulandane, Fernando C.; Neves, Luis; Mdluli, Sihle; Guerrini, Laure; Bouyer, Jérémy; Vreysen, Marc J. B.; Venter, Gert J. (2021-11-29). Choisy, Marc (ed.). "A distribution model for Glossina brevipalpis and Glossina austeni in Southern Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa for enhanced area-wide integrated pest management approaches". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15 (11): e0009989. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009989. ISSN   1935-2735. PMC   8659649 . PMID   34843478.
8. Daffa, J.; Byamungu, M.; Nsengwa, G.; Mwambembe, E.; Mleche, W. (2013-12-10). "Tsetse distribution in Tanzania: 2012 status". Tanzania Veterinary Journal. 28: 1–11. ISSN   2714-206X.
9. Thakersi, H. (1992). "New records of tsetse flies in Eastern Zimbabwe". Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association. 66: 30–34.
10. Shereni, William; Neves, Luis; Argilés, Rafael; Nyakupinda, Learnmore; Cecchi, Giuliano (2021-01-14). "An atlas of tsetse and animal African trypanosomiasis in Zimbabwe". Parasites & Vectors. 14 (1): 50. doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04555-8. ISSN   1756-3305. PMC   7807824 . PMID   33446276.