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Identification of human-infective trypanosomes in animal reservoir of sleeping sickness in Uganda by means of serum-resistance-associated (SRA) gene by Welburn, SC, Picozzi, K, Fèvre, EM, Coleman, PG, Odiit, M, Carrington, M, Maudlin, I

“…The expansion of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense beyond its traditional focus in southeast Uganda has been linked with large-scale…”
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Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow by Stavrinos, Despina, Jones, Jennifer L., Garner, Annie A., Griffin, Russell, Franklin, Crystal A., Ball, David, Welburn, Sharon C., Ball, Karlene K., Sisiopiku, Virginia P., Fine, Philip R.

“…► Cell phone use while driving is prevalent among US teens and young adults. ► A driving simulator was used to measure traffic inefficiency and safety…”
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Sleeping sickness in Uganda: a thin line between two fatal diseases by Picozzi, Kim, Fèvre, EricM, Odiit, Martin, Carrington, Mark, Eisler, Mark C, Maudlin, Ian, Welburn, Susan C

“…Abstract Objective To determine, through the use of molecular diagnostic tools, whether the two species of parasite that cause human African trypanosomiasis…”
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Crisis, what crisis? Control of Rhodesian sleeping sickness by Welburn, Susan C., Coleman, Paul G., Maudlin, Ian, Fèvre, Eric M., Odiit, Martin, Eisler, Mark C.

“…There is an urgent need for cost-effective strategies for the sustainable control of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Rhodesian) sleeping sickness, which is a…”
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The Insect Endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius Utilizes a Type III Secretion System for Cell Invasion by Dale, Colin, Young, Simon A., Haydon, Daniel T., Welburn, Susan C.

“…Sodalis glossinidius is a maternally transmitted secondary endosymbiont residing intracellularly in tissues of the tsetse flies, Glossina spp. In this study,…”
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A burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in Uganda by Fèvre, EM, Picozzi, K, Fyfe, J, Waiswa, C, Odiit, M, Coleman, PG, Welburn, SC

“…The epidemic of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness in eastern Uganda, which began in 1998 as a result of movements of the livestock reservoir of…”
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The origins of a new Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness outbreak in eastern Uganda by Fèvre, EM, Coleman, PG, Odiit, M, Magona, JW, Welburn, SC, Woolhouse, MEJ

“…Sleeping sickness, caused by two trypanosome subspecies, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is a parasitic disease transmitted by…”
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The endosymbionts of tsetse flies : manipulating host-parasite interactions by DALE, C, WELBURN, S. C

“…Through understanding the mechanisms by which tsetse endosymbionts potentiate trypanosome susceptibility in tsetse, it may be possible to engineer modified…”
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Aphid-Symbiotic Bacteria Cultured in Insect Cell Lines by Darby, A. C, Chandler, S. M, Welburn, S. C, Douglas, A. E

“…The cells and tissues of many aphids contain bacteria known as "secondary symbionts," which under specific environmental circumstances may be beneficial to the…”
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Quantifying the level of under‐detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases by Odiit, M., Coleman, P. G., Liu, W.‐C., McDermott, J. J., Fèvre, E. M., Welburn, S. C., Woolhouse, M. E. J.

“…Summary To formally quantify the level of under‐detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness (SS) during an epidemic in Uganda, a decision…”
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Trypanosoma brucei MOB1 is required for accurate and efficient cytokinesis but not for exit from mitosis by Hammarton, Tansy C., Lillico, Simon G., Welburn, Sue C., Mottram, Jeremy C.

“…Summary Two MOB1 genes, MOB1‐A and MOB1‐B, were identified in Trypanosoma brucei. MOB1‐A of T. brucei was shown to form a complex with TbPK50, a functional…”
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Reanalyzing the 1900-1920 sleeping sickness epidemic in Uganda by Fèvre, E M, Coleman, P G, Welburn, S C, Maudlin, I

“…Sleeping sickness has long been a major public health problem in Uganda. From 1900 to 1920, more than 250,000 people died in an epidemic that affected the…”
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Recent developments in human African trypanosomiasis by Welburn, Susan C, Odiit, Martin

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWSleeping sickness has re-emerged as a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 100 000 deaths each year. South Sudan, the…”
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Minisatellite Marker Analysis of Trypanosoma brucei: Reconciliation of Clonal, Panmictic, and Epidemic Population Genetic Structures by MacLeod, Annette, Tweedie, Alison, Welburn, Susan C., Maudlin, Ian, C. Michael R. Turner, Tait, Andy

“…The African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, has been shown to undergo genetic exchange in the laboratory, but controversy exists as to the role of genetic…”
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Extrachromosomal DNA of the Symbiont Sodalis glossinidius by DARBY, A. C, LAGNEL, J, MATTHEW, C. Z, BOURTZIS, K, MAUDLIN, I, WELBURN, S. C

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Programmed cell death in trypanosomatids by Welburn, S.C., Barcinski, M.A., Williams, G.T.

“…It has generally been assumed that apoptosis and other forms of programmed cell death evolved to regulate growth and development in multicellular organisms…”
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Are fitness costs associated with resistance to human serum in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense? by Coleman, Paul G, Welburn, Susan C

“…A causative agent of sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is differentiated from the morphologically identical parasite of animals Trypanosoma…”
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The rapid isolation and growth dynamics of the tsetse symbiont Sodalis glossinidius by Matthew, Caroline Z., Darby, Alistair C., Young, Simon A., Hume, Lorna H., Welburn, Susan C.

“…Sodalis glossinidius is known exclusively in endosymbiosis with tsetse flies (Genus: Glossina) and is one of the few insect bacterial symbionts that have been…”
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Lessons learned from the emergence of a new Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness focus in Uganda by Hutchinson, O C, Fèvre, E M, Carrington, M, Welburn, S C

“…During the latter months of 1998, cases of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense presented in Soroti district, eastern Uganda, a region…”
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Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of closely related wild and captive tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans) populations by Lall, Gurdeep K, Darby, Alistair C, Nystedt, Bjorn, MacLeod, Ewan T, Bishop, Richard P, Welburn, Susan C

“…BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock across sub-Saharan…”
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