The observed excess of cases of Q fever in Florac, an area endemic for this infection, in spring 2007 could be explained by an aerial transmission from infectious ovine flocks situated close to the town. All local herd owners were re-educated about the risks and prevention practices for Q fever.
1. The significance of Glossina fusca group tsetse flies as vectors of cattle trypanosomiasis was examined using biconical traps to survey tsetse populations at one site in Gabon and two sites in Zaire. 2. Mean trypanosome infection rates in G.tabaniformis Westwood over the study period ranged from a minimum of 8.9% at one site to a maximum of 17.7% at another. The mean infection rate in G.nashi Potts was 6.0%. 3. Up to 49% of bloodmeals of G.tabaniformis were from cattle. Trypanosome prevalence in cattle where G.tabaniformis appeared to be the main vector was 9.5% and 5.4% at the Mushie and OGAPROV ranches, respectively. 4. A highly significant positive correlation was found between tsetse challenge and trypanosome prevalence in N'Dama cattle across sites. Tsetse challenge was defined as the product of tsetse relative densities, trypanosome infection rates in the flies and the proportion of feeds taken by them from cattle. Thus, G.tabaniformis can be an important vector of pathogenic Trypanosoma species in cattle.
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