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Aksoy, Serap, Buscher, Phillipe, Lehane, Mike, Solano, Philippe and Van Den Abbeele, Jan (2017) 'Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges'. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Issue 4, e0005454.
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Abstract
Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been multiple HAT epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, with the most recent epidemic in the 1990s resulting in about half a million HAT cases reported between 1990 and 2015. Here we review the status of HAT disease at the current time and the toolbox available for its control. We also highlight future opportunities under development towards novel or improved interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Viewpoint |
| Subjects: | QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 650 Insect vectors WA Public Health > WA 100 General works WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 705 Trypanosomiasis |
| Faculty: Department: | Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454 |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Depositing User: | Stacy Murtagh |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2017 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 13:14 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/7034 |
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