Monitoring the presence of trypanosomes' DNA - Including Trypanosoma brucei gambiense DNA - From the midguts of riverine Glossina trapped in the south east outskirts of Kinshasa City (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Even if the number of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases from Kinshasa province in DRC is going towards elimination for the last decade, cases still occur in the periphery of the city. The diagnosis of 21 cases in the south periphery of Kinshasa, between 2015 and 2017 gives evidence of the existence of an active focus in this area. Here, we present the results of a punctual entomological survey that was realized in july 2014 in the outskirts of the southeast of Kinshasa.

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Group 2: The Unusual Suspect.

Trypanosoma brucei causes human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Three subspecies were described: T. b.

Detecting Wahlund effects together with amplification problems: Cryptic species, null alleles and short allele dominance in Glossina pallidipes populations from Tanzania.

Population genetics is a convenient tool to study the population biology of non-model and hard to sample species. This is particularly true for parasites and vectors. Heterozygote deficits and/or linkage disequilibrium often occur in such studies and detecting the origin of those (Wahlund effect, reproductive system or amplification problems) is uneasy.

Do Cryptic Reservoirs Threaten Gambiense-Sleeping Sickness Elimination?

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense causes human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Between 1990 and 2015, almost 440000 cases were reported. Large-scale screening of populations at risk, drug donations, and efforts by national and international stakeholders have brought the epidemic under control with <2200 cases in 2016.