| factors influencing the prevalence of trypanosome infection of glossina pallidipes on the ruvu flood plain of eastern tanzania. | we report the pattern of infection of glossina pallidipes with trypanosoma vivax and t. congolense at a site in the coast region of eastern tanzania, studied between november 1993 and december 1994. of the 2315 flies dissected 114 (4.9%) were t. congolense positive, 77 (3.3%) were t. vivax positive and 2 (0.1%) were t. brucei positive. fly age was determined by the pteridine fluorescence method. prevalence of infection was most strongly affected by month and the linear effect of age with the int ... | 1998 | 9698260 |