Modeling the control of trypanosomiasis using trypanocides or insecticide-treated livestock.

• Main Authors: John W Hargrove (Author), Rachid Ouifki (Author), Damian Kajunguri (Author), Glyn A Vale (Author), Stephen J Torr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In Uganda, Rhodesian sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, and animal trypanosomiasis caused by T. vivax and T. congolense, are being controlled by treating cattle with trypanocides and/or insecticides. We used a mathematical model to identify tr...