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).