Tsetse trypanosome and endosymbiont data from Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe (2016)

The data set includes the results of a laboratory analysis in 2016, investigating the presence of trypanosomes and prevalence of tsetse endosymbionts in tsetse flies. The tsetse flies were sampled in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, from February 2014 to November 2014. Flies were sampled using a combination of Epsilon traps and fly rounds, both established techniques for sampling tsetse. Tsetse were stored prior to laboratory analysis using Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques in 2016. The data include two species of tsetse, Glossina pallidipes and Glossina morsitans morsitans. Trypanosome species investigated include Trypanosoma brucei s.l., T. b. rhodesiense, T. vivax, T. congolense, T. simiae, T.simiae (Tsavo) and T. godfreyi. Endosymbionts included in the study were Sodalis glossinidius and Wolbachia spp. Hurungwe District is the only sleeping sickness focus in Zimbabwe and an increase in cases had been detected in years preceding this study. The objective of the study was to investigate the trypanosome species present in the tsetse population and their association with tsetse endosymbionts. This study was conducted as part of research into the relationship between trypanosomiasis, well-being and ecosystems by the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC). The research was funded by NERC with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA).

本数据集收录了2016年实验室分析的结果，旨在探究在赞比亚马绍纳兰西区（Mashonaland West Province）的采采蝇中锥虫的存在情况及其共生菌的流行度。2014年2月至2014年11月期间，对采采蝇进行了采样，采样地点位于上述地区。采用Epsilon陷阱和蝇网两种成熟的技术对采采蝇进行采集。在2016年，通过聚合酶链式反应（PCR）技术对采集到的采采蝇进行实验室分析前的存储。数据集涵盖了两种采采蝇物种，即Glossina pallidipes和Glossina morsitans morsitans。研究的锥虫物种包括Trypanosoma brucei s.l.、T. b. rhodesiense、T. vivax、T. congolense、T. simiae、T.simiae（Tsavo）和T. godfreyi。研究中的共生菌包括Sodalis glossinidius和Wolbachia spp.Hurungwe District是赞比亚唯一的睡眠病焦点地区，且在此研究之前数年已检测到病例数的增加。研究旨在调查采采蝇种群中存在的锥虫物种及其与采采蝇共生菌的关联。本研究作为非洲疾病动态驱动因素联盟（Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium, DDDAC）对锥虫病、福祉与生态系统之间关系进行研究的组成部分而进行。该研究由NERC资助，并得到生态系统服务减轻贫困项目（Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme, ESPA）的支持。