''Glossina swynnertoni'' is one of the 23 recognized species of tsetse flies (genus ''Glossina''), and it belongs to the savannah/''morsitans'' group (subgenus ''Glossina'' s.s.). ''Glossina swynnertoni'' is considered an excellent vector of African trypanosomosis among animals, but it is also involved in the transmission of the human form of the disease.

Distribution

''Glossina swynnertoni'' occurs in relatively small area at the contact of the northern

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and southwestern

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. National parks or other conservancies are particularly concerned, with the species occurring in the

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and the Tarangire National Park in the United Republic of Tanzania, and in the

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in Kenya.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14601442 Insect vectors of human pathogens Insect vectors of animal pathogens Hippoboscoidea Insects described in 1923