Challenges of controlling sleeping sickness in areas of violent conflict: experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a fatal neglected tropical disease if left untreated. HAT primarily affects people living in rural sub-Saharan Africa, often in regions afflicted by violent conflict. Screening and treatment of HAT is complex and resource-inte...

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Autores principales: Tong, Jacqueline, Valverde, Olaf, Mahoudeau, Claude, Yun, Oliver, Chappuis, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-5-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-5-7

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