Introduction
Trypanosoma evansi was first identified in the Canary Islands in 1997, and is still present in a small area of the Archipelago. To date, the disease has exclusively affected camel herds, and has not been detected in any other animal hosts. However potential vectors of Trypanosoma evansi must be identified.
Methods
One Nzi trap was placed on a camel farm located in the infected area for a period of one year.
Results
Two thousand five hundred and five insects were trapped, of which Stomoxys calcitrans was the sole hematophagous vector captured.
Conclusions
Stomoxys calcitrans could be exclusively responsible for the transmission of Trypanosoma evansi among camels in the surveyed area, as other species do not seem to be infected by S. calcitrans in the presence of camels.
Trypanosoma evansi ; Stomoxys calcitrans ; Stable flies
