Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy.

• Main Authors: Inaki Tirados (Author), Johan Esterhuizen (Author), Vanja Kovacic (Author), T N Clement Mangwiro (Author), Glyn A Vale (Author), Ian Hastings (Author), Philippe Solano (Author), Michael J Lehane (Author), Steve J Torr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Gambian sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT) outbreaks are brought under control by case detection and treatment although it is recognised that this typically only reaches about 75% of the population. Vector control is capable of completely interrupting HAT transmission...