Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change
Human population growth, climate change and economic development are causing major environmental modifications in Western Africa, which will have important repercussions on the epidemiology of sleeping sickness. A new initiative, the Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), aims at assembling a...
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| author | Cecchi G. Courtin F. Paone M. Diarra A. Franco J.R. Mattioli R.C. Simarro P.P. |
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| description | Human population growth, climate change and economic development are causing major environmental modifications in Western Africa, which will have important repercussions on the epidemiology of sleeping sickness. A new initiative, the Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), aims at assembling and geo-referencing all epidemiological data derived from both active screening activities and passive surveillance. A geographic database enables to generate up-to-date disease maps at a range of scales and of unprecedented spatial accuracy. We present preliminary results for seven West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Togo) and briefly discuss the relevance of the Atlas for future monitoring, control and research activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-215f9cb2a5f24d3e99e306daece7ad832023-11-02T00:55:22ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422009-06-011629910610.1051/parasite/2009162099parasite2009162p99Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate changeCecchi G.Courtin F.Paone M.Diarra A.Franco J.R.Mattioli R.C.Simarro P.P.Human population growth, climate change and economic development are causing major environmental modifications in Western Africa, which will have important repercussions on the epidemiology of sleeping sickness. A new initiative, the Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), aims at assembling and geo-referencing all epidemiological data derived from both active screening activities and passive surveillance. A geographic database enables to generate up-to-date disease maps at a range of scales and of unprecedented spatial accuracy. We present preliminary results for seven West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Togo) and briefly discuss the relevance of the Atlas for future monitoring, control and research activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2009162099human African trypanosomiasisGISatlashealth geographydisease ecology |
| spellingShingle | Cecchi G. Courtin F. Paone M. Diarra A. Franco J.R. Mattioli R.C. Simarro P.P. Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change Parasite human African trypanosomiasis GIS atlas health geography disease ecology |
| title | Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| title_full | Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| title_fullStr | Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| title_short | Mapping sleeping sickness in Western Africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| title_sort | mapping sleeping sickness in western africa in a context of demographic transition and climate change |
| topic | human African trypanosomiasis GIS atlas health geography disease ecology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2009162099 |
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