Quantitative evaluation of the strategy to eliminate human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background The virulent vector-borne disease, Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is one of several diseases targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization. This article utilises human case data from a high-endemicity region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in conjunc...

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Main Authors: Kat S. Rock, Steve J. Torr, Crispin Lumbala, Matt J. Keeling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1131-8