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Background  African trypanosomiases are vector-borne diseases that affect humans and livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. Although data have been collected on tsetse fauna as well as trypanosome infections in tsetse flies and mammals in foci of sleeping sickness in Chad, the situation of tsetse fly-transmitted trypanosomes remains unknown in several tsetse-infested areas of Chad. This study was designed to fill this epidemiological knowledge gap by determining the tsetse fauna as well as the trypanosomes infecting tsetse flies in the area of Lake Iro in southeastern Chad.    Methods  Tsetse flies were trapped along the Salamat River using biconical traps. The proboscis and tsetse body were removed from each fly. DNA was extracted from the proboscis using proteinase K and phosphate buffer and from the tsetse body using Chelex 5%. Tsetse flies were identified by amplifying and sequencing the cytochrome  c  oxydase I gene of each tsetse fly. Trypanosome species were detected by amplifying and sequencing the internal transcribed spacer 1 of infecting trypanosomes.    Results  A total of 617 tsetse flies were trapped; the apparent density of flies per trap per day was 2. 6. Of the trapped flies, 359 were randomly selected for the molecular identification and for the detection of infecting trypanosomes.  Glossina morsitans submorsitans  (96.1%) was the dominant tsetse fly species followed by  G. fuscipes fuscipes  (3.1%) and  G. tachinoides  (0.8%). Four trypanosome species, including  Trypanosoma vivax ,  T. simiae ,  T. godfreyi  and  T. congolense  savannah, were detected. Both single infection (56.7%) and mixed infections of trypanosomes (4.6%) were detected in  G. m. submorsitans . The single infection included  T. simiae  (20.5%),  T. congolense  savannah (16.43%),  T. vivax  (11.7%) and  T. godfreyi  (9.8%). The trypanosome infection rate was 61.4% in  G. m. submorsitans , 72.7% in  G. f. fuscipes  and 66.6% in  G. tachinoides . Trypanosome infections were more prevalent in tsetse bodies (40.6%) than in the proboscis (16.3%).    Conclusion  This study revealed the presence of different tsetse species and a diversity of trypanosomes pathogenic to livestock in the area of Lake Iro. The results highlight the risks and constraints that animal African trypanosomiasis pose to livestock breeding and the importance of assessing trypanosome infections in livestock in this area.

Diversity of tsetse flies and trypanosome species circulating in the area of Lake Iro in southeastern Chad