Should I get screened for sleeping sickness? A qualitative study in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Main Authors: Alain Mpanya (Author), David Hendrickx (Author), Mimy Vuna (Author), Albert Kanyinda (Author), Crispin Lumbala (Author), Valéry Tshilombo (Author), Patrick Mitashi (Author), Oscar Luboya (Author), Victor Kande (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Pierre Lefèvre (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Control of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is based on mass population active screening by mobile teams. Although generally considered a successful strategy, the community participation rates in these screening activities and ensuing...