Geographical distribution of Tsetse in Africa


The savanna vectors G.morsitans and G. palidipes are responsible for the transmission of T. rhodesiense in East Africa, while the principal vectors of west African sleeping sickness are G. palpalis, G. fuscipes and G. tachinoides.


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Last updated: 8 October 1997.

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