Reducing Human-Tsetse Contact Significantly Enhances the Efficacy of Sleeping Sickness Active Screening Campaigns: A Promising Result in the Context of Elimination

Reducing Human-Tsetse Contact Significantly Enhances the Efficacy of Sleeping Sickness Active Screening Campaigns: A Promising Result in the Context of Elimination

Sleeping sickness is a serious neglected tropical disease which has been targeted for elimination by 2020. Currently, control relies on mass screening populations at risk and treatment of cases. This strategy is compromised because it is often impossible to reach more than 75% of the population. An...

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Main Authors: Courtin, Fabrice, Camara, Mamadou, Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste, Kagbadouno, Moise, Dama, Emilie, Camara, Oumou, Traoré, Ibrahima S., Rouamba, Jérémi, Peylhard, Moana, Somda, Martin B., Leno, Mamadou, Lehane, Mike J., Torr, Steve J., Solano, Philippe, Jamonneau, Vincent, Bucheton, Bruno
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534387/

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