Recommendations for control of East african sleeping sickness in Uganda
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Recommendations for control of East african sleeping sickness in Uganda
Abstract
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.
Keywords: East African sleeping sickness; animal reservoir; insecticide-treatment; monitoring and evaluation.
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