Population genetics of forest type of Trypanosoma congolense circulating in Glossina palpalis palpalis of Fontem in the South-West region of Cameroon

Table 1 Infection rates of Trypanosoma congolense in the mid-gut of Glossina palpalis palpalis of different villages of Fontem

Localities	NC	NE	T + (%)	Number of positive PCR (%)
				TCF	TCS	NP
Agong	25	22	0 (0)	1 (4.45)	0 (0)	1 (4.45)
Besali	40	9	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Bechati	683	446	10 (2.24)	19 (4.26)	4 (0.89)	23 (5.15)
Folepi	2091	1148	10 (0.87)	45 (3.92)	8 (0.69)	52 (4.52)**
Menji	508	278	5 (1.8)	29 (10.43)	16 (5.75)	44 (15.82)**
Total	3347	1903	25 (1.31)	94 (4.93)	28 (1.47)	120 (6.3)
P			0.19318*	<0.0013	<0.00001	<0.0001

NC: Number of tsetse captured; NE: number of tsetse examined; TCF: Trypanosoma congolense forest; TCS: Trypanosoma congolense savannah; NP: number of tsetse flies with T. congolense (forest and/or savannah type) in their mid-guts; P: p-value; *P value not significant; **refer to villages where mixed infections were identified.

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