Quantifying the burden of rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Urambo District, Tanzania.

BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis is a severely neglected vector-borne disease that is always fatal if untreated. In Tanzania it is highly focalised and of major socio-economic and public health importance in affected communities. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate the public health bu...

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Main Authors: Lucas E Matemba, Eric M Fèvre, Stafford N Kibona, Kim Picozzi, Sarah Cleaveland, Alexandra P Shaw, Susan C Welburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2970539?pdf=render