Know your foe: lessons from the analysis of tsetse fly behaviour

Highlights • Quantitative analysis of tsetse behaviour has contributed to the development of important vector-based interventions to control human and animal African trypanosomiases. • The potential of some methods of control was initially missed because of inadequate understanding of the host-orien...

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Published in:Trends in parasitology 2015-03, Vol.31 (3), p.95-99
Main Authors: Torr, S.J, Vale, G.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal African trypanosomiasis
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Glossina
Host-Parasite Interactions
human African trypanosomiasis
Humans
Infectious Disease
Insect Vectors - parasitology
Insect Vectors - physiology
sleeping sickness
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma - physiology
Trypanosomiasis, African - epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis, African - transmission
tsetse flies
Tsetse Flies - parasitology
Tsetse Flies - physiology
vector
Zoonoses - epidemiology
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Summary:Highlights • Quantitative analysis of tsetse behaviour has contributed to the development of important vector-based interventions to control human and animal African trypanosomiases. • The potential of some methods of control was initially missed because of inadequate understanding of the host-orientated behaviour of tsetse. • Progress towards the large-scale use of new control tools was also slowed by the pursuit of intellectually appealing approaches rather than simpler and more appropriate methods. • Lessons learned in the study of tsetse offer important examples of potential opportunities and pitfalls for research on other vectors.
ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2014.12.010