Authors

E Macleod²; E Macleod³; M R Goodwin²; M R Goodwin³; L C Hamill²; L C Hamill³; N E Anderson⁴; W Nyakupinda⁵; L Gwenhure¹;  ¹ Central Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Zimbabwe;  ² Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh;  ³ Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh;  ⁴ The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh;  ⁵ Tsetse Control Division, Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Zimbabwe

Discussion

Tsetse representing two species (G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes) were sampled from Hurungwe, Zimbabwe. Following DNA extraction, PCR was used to examine the tsetse for presence of trypanosome DNA and the secondary endosymbiont S. glossinidius. T. vivax (31.6%), T. b. brucei (14.8%) and T. godfreyi (9.6%) were the most commonly detected trypanosome species. The prevalence of S. glossinidius was similar in the two tsetse species sampled.