New bacterial species in tsete fly may help control African sleeping sickness

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New bacterial species in tsete fly may help control African sleeping sickness

A new bacterial species, found in the gut of the fly that transmits African sleeping sickness, could be engineered to kill the parasite that causes the disease. The study, published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, could lead to new approaches to control this fatal infection that is becoming resistant to drug therapy.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Infection, Parasite, Sleeping Sickness, Disease and Condition, Drug