TY - JOUR
T1 - Human African trypanosomiasis control
T2 - achievements and challenges
AU - Aksoy, Serap
AU - Buscher, Phillipe
AU - Lehane, Mike
AU - Solano, Philippe
AU - Van Den Abbeele, Jan
N1 - FTX; DOAJ
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
C2 - 28426685
SN - 1935-2727
VL - 11
JO - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
IS - 4
M1 - e0005454
ER -