tsetse fly

• Mosca africana hematófaga do gênero Glossina, que transmite a doença do sono e outras doenças a humanos e ao gado.

A large, blood-sucking African fly of the genus Glossina that transmits sleeping sickness and other diseases to humans and livestock.

1. Blood-sucking flyB2formal

   A large, biting fly found in Africa that feeds on blood and transmits sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) to humans and animals.

   Mosca tsé-tsé

   • The tsetse fly is responsible for spreading the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.
   • Travelers to certain parts of Africa are warned about the tsetse fly.
   • Cattle are often affected by diseases carried by the tsetse fly.