What is it about?
Characterization of different tabanid fly species in South Africa and Zambia and to detect protozoan parasite DNA from them.
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Why is it important?
DNA of Besnoitia, Babesia, Theileria and Trypanosoma has been detected from some of the tabanid flies.
Perspectives
Tabanid flies in Southern Africa are neglected. This work highlightes the fact that tabanid flies have potential to contribute in transmission of protozoan parasites in animals as they are very well documented as mechanical vectors of various pathogens. There is however need to study tabanid fly-parasite and host relationship in southern Africa.
Oriel Thekisoe
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This page is a summary of: Characterization of tabanid flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in South Africa and Zambia and detection of protozoan parasites they are harbouring, Parasitology, May 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182017000440.
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