Tsetse Flashcards
1
Q
What disease do tsetse vector
A
African trypanosomiasis
2
Q
taxonomy
A
order - Diptera
family - glossinidae
genus - glossina
3
Q
what are the 3 groups of tsetse
A
forest (fusca) - ancestral and of little medical or veterinary importance
riverine (palpalis) - intermediary, of high importance in the transmission of West African HAT
savannah (morsitans) - most derived and of high importance in transmission of East African HAT
4
Q
morphological characteristics of tsetse
A
relatively large - 1-1.5cm in length dark brown and tan colour forward facing proboscis scarlet eyes when at rest, wings folded in scissor fashion hatchet cell in wing
