Costs and Outcomes of Integrated Human African Trypanosomiasis Surveillance System Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Costs and Outcomes of Integrated Human African Trypanosomiasis Surveillance System Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Democratic Republic of the Congo

We integrated sleeping sickness case detection into the primary healthcare system in 2 health districts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We replaced a less field-friendly serologic test with a rapid diagnostic test, which was followed up by human African trypanosomiasis microscopic testing,...

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Main Authors: Rian Snijders, Alain Fukinsia, Yves Claeys, Epco Hasker, Alain Mpanya, Erick Miaka, Filip Meheus, Marleen Boelaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human African trypanosomiasis
sleeping sickness
surveillance
diagnosis
integration
primary health services
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/20-2399_article

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