Population Genetics as a Tool to Select Tsetse Control Strategies: Suppression or Eradication of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the Niayes of Senegal

Solano, Philippe; Kaba, Dramane; Ravel, Sophie; A. Dyer, Naomi; Sall, Baba; J. B. Vreysen, Marc; Talla Seck, Momar; Darbyshir, Heather; Gardès, Laëtitia; J. Donnelly, Martin; de Meeûs, Thierry; Bouyer, Jérémy

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000692

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Population Genetics as a Tool to Select Tsetse Control Strategies: Suppression or Eradication of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the Niayes of Senegal

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • May 25, 2010

Authors:

Philippe Solano

Dramane Kaba

Sophie Ravel

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Government of Senegal has initiated the "Projet de lutte contre les glossines dans les Niayes" to remove the trypanosomosis problem from this area in a sustainable way. Due to past failures to sustainably eradicate Glossina palpalis gambiensis from the Niayes area, controversies rema...

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Biology

Population

Population genetics

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