Glossina swynnertoni

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Glossina swynnertoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Glossinidae
Genus: Glossina
Species:
G. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Glossina swynnertoni
Austen, 1923
Geographic distribution of Glossina swynnertoni as reported in scientific papers - Publication period 1990-2020.png
Geographic distribution of Glossina swynnertoni as reported in scientific papers – Publication period 1990–2020

Glossina swynnertoni 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 swynnertoni is considered an excellent vector of African trypanosomosis among animals, but it is also involved in the transmission of the human form of the disease. [1] [2]

Distribution

Glossina swynnertoni occurs in relatively small area at the contact of the northern United Republic of Tanzania and southwestern Kenya. [1] [3] National parks or other conservancies are particularly concerned, with the species occurring in the Serengeti National Park and the Tarangire National Park in the United Republic of Tanzania, [4] [5] and in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Pollock, J. N., ed. (1982). Training Manual for Tsetse Control Personnel: Tsetse biology, systematics and distribution; techniques. Rome: FAO.
  2. ↑ Control and surveillance of human African trypanosomiasis: report of a WHO expert committee. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 984. Geneva: WHO. 2013. ISBN   978-92-4-120984-7.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Ngonyoka, Anibariki; Gwakisa, Paul S.; Estes, Anna B.; Nnko, Happiness J.; Hudson, Peter J.; Cattadori, Isabella M. (2017). "Variation of tsetse fly abundance in relation to habitat and host presence in the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania". Journal of Vector Ecology. 42 (1): 34–43. doi:10.1111/jvec.12237. ISSN   1948-7134.
  5. ↑ Lord, Jennifer S.; Torr, Stephen J.; Auty, Harriet K.; Brock, Paddy M.; Byamungu, Mechtilda; Hargrove, John W.; Morrison, Liam J.; Mramba, Furaha; Vale, Glyn A.; Stanton, Michelle C. (2018). "Geostatistical models using remotely-sensed data predict savanna tsetse decline across the interface between protected and unprotected areas in Serengeti, Tanzania". Journal of Applied Ecology. 55 (4): 1997–2007. Bibcode:2018JApEc..55.1997L. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13091. ISSN   1365-2664. PMC   6032868 . PMID   30008483.
  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.
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