Human african trypanosomiasis diagnosis in first-line health services of endemic countries, a systematic review.

• Main Authors: Patrick Mitashi (Author), Epco Hasker (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Victor Kande (Author), Jean-Jacques Muyembe (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While the incidence of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is decreasing, the control approach is shifting from active population screening by mobile teams to passive case detection in primary care centers. We conducted a systematic review of the literature between 1970 and 2011 to assess which diag...