Human African Trypanosomiasis in a Rural Community, Democratic Republic of Congo

According to the World Health Organization, human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) (sleeping sickness) caused the loss of ≈1.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2002. We describe the effect of HAT during 2000–2002 in Buma, a rural community near Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Co...

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Main Authors: Pascal Lutumba, Eric Makieya, Alexandra Shaw, Filip Meheus, Marleen Boelaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0075_article