2018
Genetic Differentiation of Glossina pallidipes Tsetse Flies in Southern Kenya.
Okeyo WA, Saarman NP, Bateta R, Dion K, Mengual M, Mireji PO, Ouma C, Okoth S, Murilla G, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic Differentiation of Glossina pallidipes Tsetse Flies in Southern Kenya. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 99: 945-953. PMID: 30105964, PMCID: PMC6159567, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationPopulation dynamicsDispersal patternsTsetse fliesLow genetic diversityGreater genetic differentiationEvidence of admixtureWestern clusterEastern clusterRecent anthropogenic influencesAnimal African trypanosomiasisGenetic connectivityWestern relativesGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociPopulation structureGenotypic dataWidespread signalDisease vectorsMajor vectorVector control effortsGreat Rift ValleyDemographic parametersFliesVector control programs
2017
Genetic diversity and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Northern Uganda: Implications for vector control
Opiro R, Saarman NP, Echodu R, Opiyo EA, Dion K, Halyard A, Dunn AW, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic diversity and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Northern Uganda: Implications for vector control. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005485. PMID: 28453513, PMCID: PMC5425221, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal African trypanosomiasisGenetic clustersEffective population size estimatesLake KyogaRecent population bottleneckMitochondrial DNA markersDistinct genetic clustersPolymorphic microsatellite lociNile drainagePopulation size estimatesGenetic structurePopulation bottlenecksMain haplogroupsGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociGenetic assignmentDNA markersPopulation structureMtDNA analysisGenetic admixtureSampling sitesGenetic unitsMost populationsTrypanosoma parasitesHuman African trypanosomiasis