The importance of cattle as a food source for Glossina morsitans morsitans Katete district, Eastern Province, Zambia.
The feeding habits of Glossina morsitans morsitans in the Eastern Province of Zambia were studied. A total of 687 meals were identified. Results show that 75.1% of the meals were taken on cattle. These results are discussed in relation to the published data on feeding patterns of Glossina morsitans morsitans and the control of tsetse or tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in the study area.
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Regional Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Programme, Harare, Zimbabwe. RTTCP@healthnet.zw
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology; D014354:Trypanosomiasis, Bovine / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000502:physiology*; D015024:Zambia