Tsetse Flies

Information on tsetse flies, their role in transmitting sleeping sickness, and current control strategies.

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Tsetse Flies and Sleeping Sickness in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tsetse flies transmit trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana…

Read September 17, 2026

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