Feasibility of community-based control of tsetse: A pilot project using Tiny Targets in the Democratic Republic of Congo

catiane Vander Kelen; Alain Mpanya; Marleen Boelaert; Erick Miaka; Dennis Pérez Chacón; Justin Pulford; Richard Selby; Stephen Torr

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008696

Feasibility of community-based control of tsetse: A pilot project using Tiny Targets in the Democratic Republic of Congo

catiane Vander Kelen, Alain Mpanya, Marleen Boelaert, Erick Miaka, Dennis Pérez Chacón, Justin Pulford, Richard Selby, Stephen Torr

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Gambianse Human African Trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. 70%Most (>80%) of the cases in 2019 (604/863) occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). and Thea national programme for g-HAT to eliminatione HAT in DRC includes athe large-scale deployment of Tiny Targets which attract and kill tsetse. This intervention is directed by vector-control specialists with small teams, moving in canoes, deploying Tiny Targets along riverbanks where tsetse concentrate. While the targets are deployed in communal areas, and the method is cheap and easy-to-use, local people have little involvement. This study aimed to evaluate if a community-led vector control programme was feasible in the context of DRC’s g-HAT elimination programme.

Original language	English
Article number	e0008696
Pages (from-to)	1-19
Number of pages	19
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008696
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2020

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