Tsetse Flies

"Tsetse Flies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Bloodsucking flies of the genus Glossina, found primarily in equatorial Africa. Several species are intermediate hosts of trypanosomes.

Descriptor ID	D014370
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.289.400.700
Concept/Terms	Tsetse Flies Tsetse Flies Flies, Tsetse Fly, Tsetse Tsetse Fly Glossina Glossinas

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insects [B01.050.500.131.617]
Diptera [B01.050.500.131.617.289]
Glossinidae [B01.050.500.131.617.289.400]
Tsetse Flies [B01.050.500.131.617.289.400.700]

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