Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges

Serap Aksoy; Phillipe Buscher; Mike Lehane; Philippe Solano; Jan Van Den Abbeele

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454

Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges

Serap Aksoy, Phillipe Buscher, Mike Lehane, Philippe Solano, Jan Van Den Abbeele

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been multiple HAT epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, with the most recent epidemic in the 1990s resulting in about half a million HAT cases reported between 1990 and 2015. Here we review the status of HAT disease at the current time and the toolbox available for its control. We also highlight future opportunities under development towards novel or improved interventions.

Original language	English
Article number	e0005454
Pages (from-to)	e0005454
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2017

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