Table 2.
Prevalence (95 % confidence intervals) of trypanosomes in male and female flies
| Species | Sex | n | All | T. c. subspp. | T. c. S. | T. c. F. | T. v. | T. s. | T. g. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. p. palpalis | Male | 98 | 6.1 % (2.3–12.9 %) | 3.1 % (0.6–8.7 %) | 3.1 % (0.6–8.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.7 %) | 3.1 % (0.6–8.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.7 %) |
| Female | 100 | 8.0 % (3.5–15.2 %) | 2.0 % (0.2–7.0 %) | 2.0 % (0.2–7.0 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.6 %) | 6.0 % (2.2–12.6 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.6 %) | 0.0 % (0–3.6 %) | |
| G. tachinoides | Male | 40 | 2.5 % (0–13.2 %) | 2.5 % (0–13.2 %) | 2.5 % (0–13.2 %) | 0.0 % (0–8.8 %) | 0.0 % (0–8.8 %) | 0.0 % (0–8.8 %) | 0.0 % (0–8.8 %) |
| Female | 161 | 14.3 % (9.3–20.7 %) | 8.1 % (4.4–13.4 %) | 6.2 % (3–11.1 %) | 2.5 % (0–6.2 %) | 5.6 % (2.6–10.4 %) | 0.0 % (0–2.3 %) | 0.6 % (0–3.4 %) | |
| G. m. submorsitans | Male | 17 | 11.8 % (1.5–36.4 %) | 5.9 % (0–28.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–19.5 %) | 5.9 % (0–28.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–19.5 %) | 5.9 % (0–28.7 %) | 0.0 % (0–19.5 %) |
| Female | 72 | 13.9 % (6.9–24.1 %) | 8.3 % (3.1–17.3 %) | 8.3 % (3.1–17.3 %) | 0.0 % (0-5 %) | 5.6 % (1.5–13.6 %) | 0.0 % (0–5 %) | 0.0 % (0–5 %) |
Notes: In agreement with ISID News, this table is a modification of the one available in the fellowship report by Issac et al. [23], n: sample size; All: All trypanosomes; T. c. subspp.: Trypanosoma congolense subspp. (which refers to both T. congolense subspecies combined); T. c. S.: Trypanosoma congolense Savannah; T. c. F.: Trypanosoma congolense Forest; T. v.: Trypanosoma vivax; T. s.: Trypanosoma simiae; T. g.: Trypanosoma godfreyi. 95 % confidence intervals are indicated in parentheses