Cryptic human and animal reservoirs compromise the sustainedelimination of gambiense-human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Dieudonné Mumba-Ngoyi, Epco Hasker, Marleen Boelaert
Verwaarloosde Tropische Ziekten, Diagnostische Parasitologie, Mycobacteriële Ziekten en Verwaarloosde Tropische Ziekten
In 2012, the World Health Organization set targets for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) as public health problem by 2020 and elimination of transmission of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense to humans by 2030. However, the latter goal -of sustained global elimination-is challenged by uncertainty about the role of putative T.b.gambiense reservoirs. A better understanding of the contribution of human and animal reservoirs on ...