Prevalence and under-detection of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis during mass screening sessions in Uganda and Sudan

Prevalence and under-detection of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis during mass screening sessions in Uganda and Sudan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Active case detection through mass community screening is a major control strategy against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) caused by <it>T. brucei gambiense</it>. However, its impact can be limited...

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Main Authors: Checchi Francesco, Cox Andrew P, Chappuis François, Priotto Gerardo, Chandramohan Daniel, Haydon Daniel T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trypanosomiasis
Gambiense
Sleeping sickness
Case detection
Screening
Coverage
Prevalence
Uganda
Sudan
Mathematical model
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