Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Tsetse Fly)

Bouyer Jérémy. 2020. Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Tsetse Fly). Trends in Parasitology, 36 (10) : 864-865.

Quartile : Outlier, Sujet : PARASITOLOGY

Résumé : Glossina palpalis gambiensis is a riverine tsetse species endemic in West Africa and thriving in riparian vegetation of the savannah areas from Burkina Faso and Mali to Guinea and Senegal. It is a major vector of human and animal trypanosomosis (sleeping sickness and nagana, respectively) in that region. G. p. gambiensis is an opportunistic species, feeding on a wide range of hosts from reptiles to pigs and cattle, with humans as one of its preferred hosts. Like most tsetse species, it has a narrow range of acceptable temperature and humidity, a low reproduction rate, and is thus very sensitive to climate change but can adapt to human modification of its environment and survive in polluted and densely populated areas. Its presence in the Niayes area of Senegal, where rainfall is below 500 mm a year, and in the Parc de Hahn of Dakar reveals an extraordinary plasticity. In the Niayes area it is presently targeted by an eradication program, including a sterile insect technique component.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Glossina, Trypanosoma, trypanosomose, lâcher d'insectes stériles, vecteur de maladie, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma vivax

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique occidentale

Mots-clés complémentaires : Glossina palpalis gambiensis

Mots-clés libres : Trypanosoma, Trypanosomoses, Sleeping sickness, Vector control, Sterile Insect Technique

Classification Agris : L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 4 (2019-) - Santé des plantes, des animaux et des écosystèmes

Agences de financement européennes : European Research Council

Programme de financement européen : H2020

Projets sur financement : (EU) Revolutionizing Insect Control

Auteurs et affiliations

• Bouyer Jérémy, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR ASTRE (AUT) ORCID: 0000-0002-1913-416X - auteur correspondant

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/596031/)

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