Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been multiple HAT epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, with the most recent epidemic in the 1990s resulting in about half a million HAT cases reported between 1990 and 2015. Here we review the status of HAT disease at the current time and the toolbox available for its control. We also highlight future opportunities under development towards novel or improved interventions.
BT - PLoS neglected tropical diseases C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28426685?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454 IS - 4 J2 - PLoS Negl Trop Dis LA - eng N2 -Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been multiple HAT epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, with the most recent epidemic in the 1990s resulting in about half a million HAT cases reported between 1990 and 2015. Here we review the status of HAT disease at the current time and the toolbox available for its control. We also highlight future opportunities under development towards novel or improved interventions.
PY - 2017 EP - e0005454 T2 - PLoS neglected tropical diseases TI - Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges. UR - http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005454&type=printable VL - 11 SN - 1935-2735 ER -