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Tracking the feeding patterns of tsetse flies (Glossina genus) by analysis of bloodmeals using mitochondrial cytochromes genes by Muturi, Catherine N, Ouma, Johnson O, Malele, Imna I, Ngure, Raphael M, Rutto, Jane J, Mithöfer, Klaus M, Enyaru, John, Masiga, Daniel K

“…Tsetse flies are notoriously difficult to observe in nature, particularly when populations densities are low. It is therefore difficult to observe them on…”
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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of tsetse flies of the palpalis group in Congo Brazzaville based on mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences by Mayoke, Abraham, Muya, Shadrack M, Bateta, Rosemary, Mireji, Paul O, Okoth, Sylvance O, Onyoyo, Samuel G, Auma, Joanna E, Ouma, Johnson O

“…Despite the morphological characterization established in the 1950s and 1960s, the identity of extant taxa that make up Glossina fuscipes (s.l.) in the Congo…”
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Recent outbreaks of rift valley Fever in East Africa and the middle East by Himeidan, Yousif E, Kweka, Eliningaya J, Mahgoub, Mostafa M, El Rayah, El Amin, Ouma, Johnson O

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important neglected, emerging, mosquito-borne disease with severe negative impact on human and animal health. Mosquitoes in the…”
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Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya by Okeyo, Winnie A, Saarman, Norah P, Mengual, Michael, Dion, Kirstin, Bateta, Rosemary, Mireji, Paul O, Okoth, Sylvance, Ouma, Johnson O, Ouma, Collins, Ochieng, Joel, Murilla, Grace, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic…”
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population structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Lake Victoria basin in Uganda: implications for vector control by Hyseni, Chaz, Kato, Agapitus B, Okedi, Loyce M, Masembe, Charles, Ouma, Johnson O, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…BACKGROUND: Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is the primary vector of trypanosomiasis in humans and livestock in Uganda. The Lake Victoria basin has been targeted…”
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Phylogeography and population structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda: implications for control of tsetse by Beadell, Jon S, Hyseni, Chaz, Abila, Patrick P, Azabo, Rogers, Enyaru, John C K, Ouma, Johnson O, Mohammed, Yassir O, Okedi, Loyce M, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a riverine species of tsetse, is the main vector of both human and animal trypanosomiasis in Uganda. Successful implementation of…”
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Genetic diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes along the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania and Kenya: implications for management by Manangwa, Oliver, Nkwengulila, Gamba, Ouma, Johnson O, Mramba, Furaha, Malele, Imna, Dion, Kirsten, Sistrom, Mark, Khan, Farrah, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are sole vectors for trypanosomiasis, which affect human health and livestock productivity in Africa. Little is known about…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina pallidipes in Uganda and western Kenya by Ouma, Johnson O, Beadell, Jon S, Hyseni, Chaz, Okedi, Loyce M, Krafsur, Elliot S, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…BACKGROUND: Glossina pallidipes has been implicated in the spread of sleeping sickness from southeastern Uganda into Kenya. Recent studies indicated resurgence…”
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Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence and diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda: implications for control by Kato, Agapitus B, Hyseni, Chaz, Okedi, Loyce M, Ouma, Johnson O, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa, Masembe, Charles

“…Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is the main vector of African Trypanosomiasis affecting both humans and livestock in Uganda. The human disease (sleeping sickness)…”
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Comparative performance of traps in catching tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Tanzania by Malele, Imna I, Ouma, Johnson O, Nyingilili, Hamisi S, Kitwika, Winston A, Malulu, Deusdedit J, Magwisha, Henry B, Kweka, Eliningeya J

“…This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of different tsetse traps in 28 sites across Tanzania. The traps used were biconical, H, NGU, NZI,…”
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Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) test for detection of Trypanosoma evansi strain B by Njiru, Zablon K., Ouma, Johnson O., Enyaru, John C., Dargantes, Alan P.

“…Camel Trypanosomiasis (Surra) is mainly caused by Trypanosoma evansi strains that express variable surface glycoprotein (VSG) RoTat 1.2. However, in Kenya a…”
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Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute cryobank for human and animal trypanosome isolates to support research: opportunities and challenges by Murilla, Grace A, Ndung'u, Kariuki, Thuita, John K, Gitonga, Purity K, Kahiga, Daniel T, Auma, Joanna E, Ouma, Johnson O, Rutto, Jane J, Ndung'u, Joseph M

“…  The WHO steering committee on human African trypanosomiasis treatment and the East African Network for Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis (EANETT) have therefore…”
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Polyandry is a common event in wild populations of the Tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and may impact population reduction measures by Bonomi, Angelica, Bassetti, Federico, Gabrieli, Paolo, Beadell, Jon, Falchetto, Marco, Scolari, Francesca, Gomulski, Ludvik M, Regazzini, Eugenio, Ouma, Johnson O, Caccone, Adalgisa, Okedi, Loyce M, Attardo, Geoffrey M, Guglielmino, Carmela R, Aksoy, Serap, Malacrida, Anna R

“…Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is the main vector of human and animal trypanosomiasis in Africa, particularly in Uganda. Attempts to control/eradicate this species…”
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Population Structure and Migration Patterns of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes in Congo-Brazzaville by Mayoke, Abraham, Ouma, Johnson O, Mireji, Paul O, Omondi, Stephen F, Muya, Shadrack M, Itoua, Andre, Okoth, Sylvance O, Bateta, Rosemary

“…Tsetse flies of the palpalis group, particularly Glossina fuscipes, are the main vectors of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness in…”
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Impact of MiraNet® long-lasting insecticidal net against Anopheles arabiensis wild population of Northern Tanzania by Kweka, Eliningaya J., Lyaruu, Lucille J., Temba, Violet, Msangi, Shandala, Ouma, Johnson O., Karanja, Wycliffe, Mahande, Aneth M., Himeidan, Yousif E.

“…Despite high levels of pyrethroid resistance reported in malaria vectors, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LNs) still play a key role in controlling malaria…”
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The Use of Hermetic Bags for on Farm Storage of Grains and Pulses Against Insect Pests by Coffi, Hubert, Nyabicha, Julius, Ouma, Johnson O.

“…Post-harvest losses of grains and pulses are extensive and a major threat to food security in East, central and southern Africa. According to AGRA (2013) the…”
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Wolbachia, Sodalis and trypanosome co-infections in natural populations of Glossina austeni and Glossina pallidipes by Wamwiri, Florence N, Alam, Uzma, Thande, Paul C, Aksoy, Emre, Ngure, Raphael M, Aksoy, Serap, Ouma, Johnson O, Murilla, Grace A

“…BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies harbor at least three bacterial symbionts: Wigglesworthia glossinidia, Wolbachia pipientis and Sodalis glossinidius. Wigglesworthia…”
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Landmarks in the evolution of technologies for identifying trypanosomes in tsetse flies by Enyaru, John C, Ouma, Johnson O, Malele, Imna I, Matovu, Enock, Masiga, Daniel K

“…Understanding what the trypanosome pathogens are, their vectors and mode of transmission underpin efforts to control the disease they cause in both humans and…”
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Comparative diagnostic and analytical performance of PCR and LAMP-based trypanosome detection methods estimated using pooled whole tsetse flies and midguts by Malele, Imna I., Ouma, Johnson O., Enyaru, John C.K., Matovu, Enock, Alibu, Vincent, Auma, Joanna E., Onyoyo, Samuel G., Bateta, Rosemary, Changasi, Robert E., Mukiria, Phoebe W., Ndung’u, Kariuki, Gitonga, Purity K., Mwaniki, Lilian M., Nyingilili, Hamisi S., Lyaruu, Eugene A., Kapange, Lupakisyo A., Kamau, Peter Kuria, Masiga, Daniel K.

“…Detection of trypanosomes that cause disease in human beings and livestock within their tsetse fly hosts is an essential component of vector and disease…”
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Prevalence of SGHV among tsetse species of economic importance in Tanzania and their implication for SIT application by Malele, Imna I., Manangwa, Oliver, Nyingilili, Hamisi H., Kitwika, Winston A., Lyaruu, Eugene A., Msangi, Atway R., Ouma, Johnson O., Nkwangulila, Gamba, Abd-Alla, Adly M.M.

“…[Display omitted] ► Prevalence of GpSGHV is magnified in the lab due to the use of membrane feeding. ► In Tanzania a four-year survey showed virus prevalence…”
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