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International Glossina Genome Initiative 2004–2014: A driver for post-genomic era research on the African continent [1]

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people distributed over 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa and includes at least 50% of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense accounts for more than 98% of the infections in central and West Africa, the remaining infections being from Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in East Africa. The parasites are transmitted to the hosts through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Disease control is challenging as there are no vaccines, and effective, easily delivered drugs are still lacking. Treatment invariably involves lengthy hospitalization, with both medical and socioeconomic consequences. Control of disease can be accomplished, however, through vector control, which largely to date has aimed to reduce insect populations rather than eliminate them.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2014
Alan Christoffels [2], Dan Masiga [3], Matthew Berriman & et al [4]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [5]
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Sleeping Sickness [6], Africa [7], Tropical Diseases [8], Research [9], Congo [10]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alan-christoffels
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dan-masiga
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matthew-berriman-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sleeping-sickness
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo