Post eclosion age predicts the prevalence of midgut trypanosome infections in Glossina.

The teneral phenomenon, as observed in Glossina sp., refers to the increased susceptibility of the fly to trypanosome infection when the first bloodmeal taken is trypanosome-infected. In recent years, the term teneral has gradually become synonymous with unfed, and thus fails to consider the age of...

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Main Authors: Deirdre P Walshe, Michael J Lehane, Lee R Haines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3210762?pdf=render