The development of high resolution maps of tsetse abundance to guide interventions against human African trypanosomiasis in northern Uganda

The development of high resolution maps of tsetse abundance to guide interventions against human African trypanosomiasis in northern Uganda

Abstract Background Vector control is emerging as an important component of global efforts to control Gambian sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT). The deployment of insecticide-treated targets (“Tiny Targets”) to attract and kill riverine tsetse, the vectors of Trypanosoma brucei...

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Main Authors: Michelle C. Stanton, Johan Esterhuizen, Inaki Tirados, Hannah Betts, Steve J. Torr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Human African trypanosomiasis
Tsetse flies
Vector control
Geostatistics
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2922-5

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