Human African Trypanosomiasis Transmission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmissi...

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Autores principales: Simo, Gustave, Diabakana, Philemon Mansinsa, Mesu, Victor Kande Betu Ku, Manzambi, Emile Zola, Ollivier, Gaelle, Asonganyi, Tazoacha, Cuny, Gerard, Grébaut, Pascal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326955
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1212.060516
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Sumario:To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmission. Vector control should be used to improve human African trypanosomiasis control efforts.

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