Conducting active screening for human African trypanosomiasis with rapid diagnostic tests: The Guinean experience (2016-2021).

• Main Authors: Oumou Camara (Author), Justin Windingoudi Kaboré (Author), Aïssata Soumah (Author), Mamadou Leno (Author), Mohamed Sam Bangoura (Author), Dominique N'Diaye (Author), Adrien Marie Gaston Belem (Author), Sylvain Biéler (Author), Mamadou Camara (Author), Jean-Mathieu Bart (Author), Brice Rotureau (Author), Bruno Bucheton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Strategies to detect Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases rely on serological screening of populations exposed to trypanosomes. In Guinea, mass medical screening surveys performed with the Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis have been progressively replaced by door-to-door approaches us...