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==Transmission==
==Transmission==
Trypanosomosis is spread by '''[[Glossinidae|Tsetse flies]]''' and other insect vectors.
Trypanosomosis is spread by '''[[Glossinidae|Tsetse flies]]''' and other insect vectors.
[[File:Triatoma infestans.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Triatomid - "kissing bug". (WHO - Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[Tabanidae | Horse flies]] and [[Stomoxys calcitrans | stable flies]] can also act as mechanical vectors for some [[Trypanosoma | ''trypanosoma'']] species, but the parasites can not undergo lifecycle development within these hosts.
[[Tabanidae | Horse flies]] and [[Stomoxys calcitrans | stable flies]] can also act as mechanical vectors for some [[Trypanosoma | ''trypanosoma'']] species, but the parasites can not undergo lifecycle development within these hosts.