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==Transmission==
 
==Transmission==
Trypanosomosis is spread by [[Glossinidae|Tsetse flies]] and other insect vectors.
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Trypanosomosis is spread by '''[[Glossinidae|Tsetse flies]]''' and other insect vectors.
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[[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.
''T. vivax and ''T. evansi'' are reported to achieve Transplacental transmission. <ref>Ikede and Losos, 1972>/ref>
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''T. vivax and ''T. evansi'' are reported to achieve Transplacental transmission. <ref>Ikede, B. O., Loso, G. J.(1972). '''Hereditary transmission of Trypanpsoma vivax'''. Brit Vet J, 128:i-ii</ref>
    
==Distribution=
 
==Distribution=
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