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tsetse

t seet see

  • n  bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

  • The African types, borne by the tsetse fly, cause African sleeping sickness, which kills 10,000 to 20,000 natives yearly.
  • In the Belgian Congo the dread tsetse fly, transmitter of African sleeping sickness, was a menace.
  • The tsetse looks something like an ordinary housefly, but has the sharp proboscis and the bloodthirsty habits of a mosquito.
News & Articles

  • African breed of cattle harbors potential defense against life-threatening parasite
    Every year, millions of cattle die of trypanosomosis -- among the ten diseases of cattle with the greatest impact on the poor. In Africa the disease is known as "Nagana", which translates literally as "being in low or depressed spirits". The disease is caused by a parasite that enters the animals’ blood as a result of the bite of the Tsetse fly.
    Sept. 29, 2013 - Science Daily
  • Genes against parasites
    ( University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna ) Each year millions of cattle in Africa are killed by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly. Parasitologists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have studied a breed of cattle with a natural tolerance against the parasite. They found that Baoulé cows are doubly protected against the disease: they are less often infected and can ...
    Sept. 27, 2013 - EurekAlert!
Quotes

  • Edwina Booth in Daily Herald
    In a letter home, Edwina described the doctor's diagnosis to Cora Leaver, her former nurse: "He said that not only is my blood poisoned by bites of the tsetse fly, but that the African sun burned out the nerve center in the neck which controls all...
  • Melody in Independent
    Shortly after it opened its doors, 50 years ago this year, it took out an advertisement in Melody Maker saying, "Ronnie Scott's Club - sponsored by the Shoreditch Tsetse Fly Protection Society".

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