Studies on Trypanosoma vivax: Transmission of mouse infective T. vivax by tsetse flies

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Abstract

Glossina morsitans and G. tachinoides were successfully infected with 2 isolates of Trypanosoma vivax which had an inherent property for serial maintenance in mice. The infection rate in the flies was relatively high. Cyclical transmission of these isolates from sheep to sheep and from goat to goat was achieved and did not affect the property of the isolates to infect mice. Mice were not apparently suitable for direct fly transmission experiments of T. vivax.

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