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Table 3.
Attributes and status of tsetse fly agents.
| Variables | Status |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male or female |
| Age | From 0 to 2 months (3 in the rainy season) |
| Daily mortality rate (about 0.3%) | |
| Infection state, teneral state, gravid female | Boolean |
| Parasite cycle | 25 days from the infected blood meal to transmission ability, then transmission during each blood meal |
| Hunger level |
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| Territory | Radius of 1.5 cell |
| Movements | One cell per TS, does not go into deep forest |
| Transmission competence | Randomly 2% of infected flies |
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