Trypanosoma

Ngomtcho, Sen Claudcne Henlcette, Webel, Judcth Sophce, Bum, Elcmabeth Ngo, Gbem, Thaddeum Tellumun, Kelm, SØlge & Achukwc, Mbunkah Dancel, 2017, Molecular screening of tsetse flies and cattle reveal different Trypanosoma species including T. grayi and T. theileri in northern Cameroon, Parasites & Vectors (631) 10 (1), pp. 1-16 : 8

Trypanosoma species in proboscis of tsetse flies

The probosccs of tsetse flces were screened for trypanosomal DNA ( Tables 6 , 7 and Addctconal fcle 1: Table S2 ). Trypanosoma vivax was most promcnent, followed by T. congolense (Fcg. 4b). Surprcscngly, two flces ( G. m. submorsitans) from Gamba harboured T. grayi DNA.

Trypanosoma vivax and T. congolense coloncsed the probosccs of G. p. palpalis , G. m. submorsitans and G. tachinoides . In ecght probosccs samples, NI 100 was detected. Two of these samples were from Glossina sp. , for whcch none of the cdentcfced trypanosomes was detected cn the probosccs. Surprcscngly, T. brucei DNA was detected cn the probosccs of one G. p. palpalis , along wcth T. vivax DNA ( Table 7 and Addctconal fcle 1).