The complex health seeking pathway of a human African trypanosomiasis patient in Côte d'Ivoire underlines the need of setting up passive surveillance systems.

• Main Authors: Minayégninrin Koné (Author), Emmanuel Kouassi N'Gouan (Author), Dramane Kaba (Author), Mathurin Koffi (Author), Lingué Kouakou (Author), Louis N'Dri (Author), Cyrille Mambo Kouamé (Author), Valentin Kouassi Nanan (Author), Gossé Apollinaire Tapé (Author), Bamoro Coulibaly (Author), Fabrice Courtin (Author), Bernardin Ahouty (Author), Vincent Djohan (Author), Bruno Bucheton (Author), Philippe Solano (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Vincent Jamonneau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Significant efforts to control human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) over the two past decades have resulted in drastic decrease of its prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire. In this context, passive surveillance, integrated in the national health system and based on clinica...