Table 2.
Summary of studies reporting the presence of Glossina species and Trypanosoma species in Congo since the 1950s
| Foci | Sites | Vector species | Year | Species of trypanosoma | Hostsa | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor hotspot | Brazzaville | G. fuscipes quanzensis | 1953 | T. gambiense | Tsetse flies | (Maillot 1953) |
| Brazzaville | G. fuscipes quanzensis | 1956 | T. brucei gambiense | Tsetse flies | (Maillot and Ceccaldi 1956) | |
| Brazzaville and surroundings | G. fuscipes quanzensis | 1972 |
T.brucei gambiense,
T. grayi, T.simiae |
Tsetse flies, pig | (Frézil et al. 1972) | |
| Kaba Ngomba, Kounzoulou Lipilli and Edouani | G. fuscipes quanzensis | 1981 |
T. congolense,
T. brucei, T. brucei gambiense |
Domestic animals, human | (Lancien et al. 1981) | |
| corridor | — | 1983 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep | (Scott et al. 1983) | |
| Corridor and Pool | G. fuscipes quanzensis | 1989 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep, pig | (Noireau et al. 1989) | |
| Brazzaville and Kounzoulou | — | 1991 | T. brucei gambiense | Pig | (Truc et al. 1991) | |
| Savannah hotspot | Loudima | G. palpalis palpalis | 1969 |
T. brucei gambiense,
T. congolense |
Tsetse flies, human | (Adam and Challier 1969) |
| Loudima | G. palpalis palpalis | 1971 |
T. brucei gambiense,
T. vivax, T. grayi |
Tsetse flies | (Adam and Le Pont 1971) | |
| Kingouala-Nsouadi, Kinzaba and Makondo Mabengue | G. palpalis palpalis | 1981 |
T. congolense,
T. brucei, T. brucei gambiense |
Domestic animals, human | (Lancien et al. 1981) | |
| Niari | 1983 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep | (Scott et al. 1983) | ||
| Bouenza | G. palpalis palpalis | 1989 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep, pig | (Noireau et al. 1989) | |
| Kimbedi, Kitoundou | G. palpalis palpalis | 1990 | T. congolense | Tsetse flies, sheep, pig, goat | (Noireau et al. 1990) | |
| Savannah hotspot | Kimbedi | — | 1991 | T. congolense | Domestic animals | (Noireau et al. 1991) |
| Kinzaba, Comba and Mbinda | — | 1991 | T. brucei gambiense | Pig | (Truc et al. 1991) | |
| Forest hotspot | Mbomo | G.tabaniformis, G. fuscipes fuscipes | 1981 |
T. congolense,
T. brucei, T. vivax, T. grayi |
Tsetse flies | (Frezil et al. 1981) |
| Makoua | — | 1983 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep | (Scott et al. 1983) | |
| Mandigo-Kayes | G. caliginea | 1986 | — | — | (Gouteux et al. 1987) | |
| Mandigo-Kayes |
G.tabaniformis,
G. fusca congolensis, G. frezili |
1987 | — | — | (Gouteux 1987) | |
| Sangha | G. fuscipes fuscipes | 1989 | T. brucei gambiense | Sheep, pig | (Noireau et al. 1989) | |
| Mayombe | G. palpalis palpalis | 1990 |
T. congolense (forest), T. grayi, T. vivax and indeterminate species |
Tsetse flies | (Bourzat and Gouteux 1990) | |
| Makoua | — | 1991 | T. brucei gambiense | Pig | (Truc et al. 1991) |
a Refer to the host on which the Trypanosoma was isolated.