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Control of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infections in tsetse, Glossina morsitans
Author(s) -
WELBURN SUSAN C.,
MAUDLIN IAN
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00408.x
Subject(s) - trypanosoma brucei , biology , glossina morsitans , trypanosomiasis , african trypanosomiasis , tsetse fly , trypanosoma , virology , zoology , ecology , genetics , gene
Numbers of immature Trypanosoma brucei brucei within a tsetse midgut remain remarkably constant after establishment throughout the course of an infection, irrespective of whether the infection eventually matures. These results suggest a system of self regulation of the parasite population in the insect gut based on a form of programmed cell death which would carry advantages for both the parasite and the vector.