Stomoxys flies (Diptera, Muscidae) are competent vectors of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma vivax, and other livestock hemopathogens

Julia W. Muita; Joel L. Bargul; JohnMark O. Makwatta; Ernest M. Ngatia; Simon K. Tawich; Daniel K. Masiga; Merid N. Getahun

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1012570

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Stomoxys flies (Diptera, Muscidae) are competent vectors of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma vivax, and other livestock hemopathogens

Julia W. Muita,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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Joel L. Bargul,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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JohnMark O. Makwatta,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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Ernest M. Ngatia,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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Simon K. Tawich,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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Daniel K. Masiga,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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Merid N. Getahun

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mgetahun@icipe.org

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-9236

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Stomoxys flies (Diptera, Muscidae) are competent vectors of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma vivax, and other livestock hemopathogens

Julia W. Muita,
Joel L. Bargul,
JohnMark O. Makwatta,
Ernest M. Ngatia,
Simon K. Tawich,
Daniel K. Masiga,
Merid N. Getahun

Published: May 6, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012570

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