Impact of tiny targets on Glossina fuscipes quanzensis, the primary vector of human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Inaki Tirados, Andrew Hope, Richard Selby, Fabrice Mpembele, Erick Mwamba Miaka, Marleen Boelaert, Mike J Lehane, Steve J Torr, Michelle C Stanton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Masi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008270; https://doaj.org/article/ae86d5fb14a1454e87d4e6b8957360b0

Over the past 20 years there has been a >95% reduction in the number of Gambian Human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) cases reported globally, largely as a result of large-scale active screening and treatment programmes. There are however still foci where the disease persists, particularly in par...