Development and implementation of a strategy for intensified screening for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in Kongo Central province, DRC.

• Main Authors: Crispin Lumbala (Author), Simon Kayembe (Author), Jacquies Makabuza (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Paul R Bessell (Author), Joseph Mathu Ndung'u (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for the majority of the reported gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases. Kongo Central province in the DRC reports a relatively low, yet steady number of cases, and forms a transboundary focus with Angola...