Control of sleeping sickness—time to integrate approaches
2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 366; Issue: 9487 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67153-x
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
ResumoHuman African trypanosomiasis, commonly called sleeping sickness, remains a devastating disease that kills all those infected unless treated. The disease affects poor marginalised displaced populations, particularly in regions in civil conflict, and control efforts have been focused on screening and treating people in and around known foci of the disease. In today's Lancet, Eric Fèvre and colleagues 1 Fèvre EM Picozzi K Fyfe J et al. A burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in Uganda. Lancet. 2005; 366: 745-747 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (70) Google Scholar report on the burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in Uganda. Their study brings out the complicated nature of control by highlighting the many areas where we lack knowledge and the need for integrated intersectoral action to combat the growing epidemic. A burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in UgandaThe epidemic of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness in eastern Uganda, which began in 1998 as a result of movements of the livestock reservoir of the parasite, has continued to spread. An additional 133 000 people have been put at risk of infection in Kaberamaido, another newly affected district. The few resources committed to control interventions in Soroti district have failed to contain the epidemic. The high prevalence of the parasite in cattle presents a significant risk for transmission to human beings and further spread of this neglected zoonotic disease. Full-Text PDF
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