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Accelerating elimination of sleeping sickness from the Guinean littoral through enhanced screening in the post-Ebola context: A retrospective analysis.

Oumou CamaraSylvain BiélerBruno BuchetonMoïse KagbadounoJoseph Mathu Ndung'uPhilippe SolanoMamadou Camara
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Intensified medical interventions in the post-Ebola context first resulted in an increase in the number of HAT cases, confirming the fear that the disease could resurge as a result of impaired control activities during the Ebola epidemic. On the other hand, the decrease in disease prevalence that was observed between 2016 and 2018 is encouraging, as it suggests that the current strategy combining enhanced diagnosis, treatment and vector control is appropriate to progress towards elimination of HAT in Guinea.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • combination therapy