MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION OF TRYPANOSOMA SPP BY AFRICAN STOMOXYINAE (DIPTERA, MUSCIDAE)

Authors
MIHOK S MARAMBA O MUNYOKI E KAGOIYA J
Citation
S. Mihok et al., MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION OF TRYPANOSOMA SPP BY AFRICAN STOMOXYINAE (DIPTERA, MUSCIDAE), Tropical medicine and parasitology, 46(2), 1995, pp. 103-105
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology,"Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Tropical medicine and parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01772392
Volume
46
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
103 - 105
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-2392(1995)46:2<103:MTOTSB>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Ten taxa of Stomoxyinae were tested for their ability to transmit Tryp anosoma brucei, T. vivax, T. evansi and T. congolense to mice within 3 min of interrupted feeding on highly parasitaemic blood. T. brucei wa s the easiest parasite to transmit with an 1-1.5% success rate, follow ed by T. vivax at 3.4%, and T. evansi at 0.9%. T. congolense was not t ransmitted in 129 attempts. Stomoxys niger sspp, and four unstudied sp ecies (S. varipes, S. taeniatus, S. pallidus, Haematobosca squalida) w ere capable of transmitting trypanosomes mechanically.