Trypanosome diversity in wildlife species from the Serengeti and Luangwa Valley ecosystems

Authors Auty, H.; Anderson, N.E.; Picozzi, K.; Lembo, T.; Mubanga, J.; Hoare, R.; Fyumagwa, R.D.; Mable, B.; Hamill, L.; Cleaveland, S.; Welburn, S.C.
Year of Publication 2012
Type of Publication Journal Article
Journal Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume 6
Issue 10
Open Access Yes

Abstract

Background:

The importance of wildlife as reservoirs of African trypanosomes pathogenic to man and livestock is well recognised. While new species of trypanosomes and their variants have been identified in tsetse populations, our knowledge of trypanosome species that are circulating in wildlife populations and their genetic diversity is limited.