The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa

The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa has been published on the Agro-informatics Platform. Tsetse flies are the sole cyclical vectors of African trypanosomosis, a parasitic disease that affects both humans and animals. The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa is part of a broader FAO initiative that also includes a component on the animal form of the disease. The present component on tsetse provides an update of the geographical distribution of the different species of the Genus Glossina. Information extracted from 669 scientific publications spanning a period of thirty-one years (1990–2020) was used as input. Tsetse flies were recorded from a maximum latitude of approximately 15° North in Senegal (Niayes region) to a minimum of 28.5° South in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal Province). Data coverage is uneven, with a particular dearth of published information in central African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Republic of Congo, but also in Somalia and South Sudan. At the species level, relatively abundant data are available on the tsetse species of major veterinary and public health importance, especially of the riverine (palpalis) and savannah (morsitans) groups, while limited information was identified on many species of the forest (fusca).

More info about the data at:  https://data.apps.fao.org/?lang=en&share=f-e179319d-60ce-4208-8a4b-32e0c2d0e6a2 

Publication source : https://doi.org/10.4060/cd2022en