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Tsetse and Human Trypanosomiasis Challenge in South Eastern Uganda

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Pyramidal traps (8000) have been set up against Glossina fuseipes fuseipes to control Trypanosoma rhodesiense in Busoga. In order to understand the pattern of tsetse/human contact, the collection of data on the density, spatial distribution and mobility of flies has been related to the dynamics of human trypanosomiasis in Busoga. As for T. gambiense, few reasonable correlations between global fly densities and incidence of the disease have been found. However, field observation with a recording time of seasonal variations of movements of people and animals associated with particular habitats, remains the key to understanding the transmission of the disease.

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Pièges pyramidaux (8000) ont été mis en place contre Glossina fuscipes fuscipes afin de lutter contre la maladie du sommeil à Trypanosoma rhodésiense dans le Busoga. Dans le but de comprendre les modalités du contact homme/mouche, la récolte des données sur la densité, la distribution spatiale et la mobilité des mouches, ont été mis en relation avec la dynamique de la transmission de la trypanosomiase humaine dans le Busoga. Comme pour T. gambiense, peu de corrélations entre la densité globale de mouche et l’incidence de la maladie ont été trouvées. Cependant, des observations de terrain avec un enregistrement daté des mouvements saisonniers des hommes et des animaux dans des habitats favorables aux mouches demeure la clé de la compréhension de la transmission de la maladie.

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Lancien, J., Muguwa, J., Lannes, C. et al. Tsetse and Human Trypanosomiasis Challenge in South Eastern Uganda. Int J Trop Insect Sci 11, 411–416 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400012832

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