Organisms

Tsetse Flies

Bloodsucking flies of the genus Glossina, found primarily in equatorial Africa. Several species are intermediate hosts of trypanosomes.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Bloodsucking flies of the genus Glossina, found primarily in equatorial Africa. Several species are intermediate hosts of trypanosomes.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Glossina
  • Flies, Tsetse
  • Fly, Tsetse
  • Glossinas
  • Tsetse Fly

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

vectors of various species of Trypanosoma; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.750w.400.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tsetse Flies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014370. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014370
  2. Tsetse Flies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly
  3. Tsetse Flies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205256