Recommendations for control of East African sleeping sickness in Uganda
Autor: | Kotlyar Simon |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 43-48 (2010) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0974-777X 0974-8245 90866347 |
Popis: | East African sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is prominent in Uganda and poses a serious public health challenge in the region. This publication attempts to provide key components for designing a strategy for a nationwide initiative to provide insecticide-treatment of the animal reservoir to control T. b. rhodesiense. The contents of this article will focus on insecticide-based vector control strategies, monitoring and evaluation framework, and knowledge gaps required for future initiatives. |
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