Codes for Labelling Salivarian Trypanosomes in the New World

Abstract

Codes for the designation of trypanosome isolates/stocks are necessary for the correct identification and manipulation of parasites. The documentation of these parasites is very useful since, using incorrect documentation, two or more researchers could be working with the same sample but with different designations. In addition, the correct designation can facilitate sample exchanges. Based on terminology, maintenance, documentation and parasite designation for Trypanosoma brucei of the World Health Organization (WHO 1986 Epidemiology and Control of African Trypanosomiasis, 127 pp.), we suggest a number of codes for labelling salivarian trypanosomes in the New World. Reports and reviews on reservoirs and vectors of salivarian trypanosomes in the New World (CA Hoare 1972 The Trypanosomes of Mammals.