Prevalence of Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prevalence of Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a major public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Active and passive surveillance for HAT is conducted but may underestimate the true prevalence of the disease. We used ELISA to screen 7,769 leftover dried blood spots from a nationall...

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Main Authors: Mumba, Dieudonne, Bohorquez, Elaine, Messina, Jane, Kande, Victor, Taylor, Steven M., Tshefu, Antoinette K., Muwonga, Jeremie, Kashamuka, Melchior M., Emch, Michael, Tidwell, Richard, Büscher, Philippe, Meshnick, Steven R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149009/

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