Feasibility of community-based control of tsetse: A pilot project using Tiny Targets in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. 70% of cases in 2019 (604/863) occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The national programme for g-HAT elimination in DRC includes a large-scale deployment...
Main Authors: | Catiane Vander Kelen, Alain Mpanya, Marleen Boelaert, Erick Miaka, Dennis Pérez Chacón, Justin Pulford, Richard Selby, Steve J Torr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008696 |
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