When a tsetse fly bites someone who is infected, it becomes infected with the parasite itself. The fly then becomes part of the parasite’s life cycle, helping it grow and multiply. After about ...

"Trypanosomes have found ways to expand their geographic range by excluding the tsetse fly from their life cycle. The molecular changes they exhibit can allow us to detect the emergence of these ...

The sleeping sickness parasite, which threatens thousands of lives in Kenya each year may soon become extinct, thanks to its unusual sex life ... that the tsetse fly existed for thousands of ...