Reducing Human-Tsetse Contact Significantly Enhances the Efficacy of Sleeping Sickness Active Screening Campaigns: A Promising Result in the Context of Elimination.

• Main Authors: Fabrice Courtin (Author), Mamadou Camara (Author), Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse (Author), Moise Kagbadouno (Author), Emilie Dama (Author), Oumou Camara (Author), Ibrahima S Traoré (Author), Jérémi Rouamba (Author), Moana Peylhard (Author), Martin B Somda (Author), Mamadou Leno (Author), Mike J Lehane (Author), Steve J Torr (Author), Philippe Solano (Author), Vincent Jamonneau (Author), Bruno Bucheton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Control of gambiense sleeping sickness, a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination by 2020, relies mainly on mass screening of populations at risk and treatment of cases. This strategy is however challenged by the existence of undetected reservoirs of parasites that contribute...