Epidemiology of sleeping sickness in Boffa (Guinea): where are the trypanosomes?

• Main Authors: Moise Saa Kagbadouno (Author), Mamadou Camara (Author), Jeremi Rouamba (Author), Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse (Author), Ibrahima Sory Traoré (Author), Oumou Camara (Author), Mory Fassou Onikoyamou (Author), Fabrice Courtin (Author), Sophie Ravel (Author), Thierry de Meeûs (Author), Bruno Bucheton (Author), Vincent Jamonneau (Author), Philippe Solano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in West Africa is a lethal, neglected disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense transmitted by the tsetse Glossina palpalis gambiensis. Although the littoral part of Guinea with its typical mangrove habitat is the most prevalent area in West Africa, very few...