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
2016
Evidence of temporal stability in allelic and mitochondrial haplotype diversity in populations of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in northern Uganda
Opiro R, Saarman NP, Echodu R, Opiyo EA, Dion K, Halyard A, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Evidence of temporal stability in allelic and mitochondrial haplotype diversity in populations of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in northern Uganda. Parasites & Vectors 2016, 9: 258. PMID: 27141947, PMCID: PMC4855780, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1522-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research