Prevalence of human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Prevalence of human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a major public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Active and passive surveillance for HAT is conducted but may underestimate the true prevalence of the disease. We used ELISA to screen 7,769 leftover dried blood spots from a nationall...

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Main Authors: Dieudonne Mumba, Elaine Bohorquez, Jane Messina, Victor Kande, Steven M Taylor, Antoinette K Tshefu, Jeremie Muwonga, Melchior M Kashamuka, Michael Emch, Richard Tidwell, Philippe Büscher, Steven R Meshnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3149009?pdf=render

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