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Re‐emergence of epidemic sleeping sickness in southern Sudan
Author(s) -
Moore A.,
Richer M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00714.x
Subject(s) - african trypanosomiasis , trypanosomiasis , environmental health , endemic diseases , geography , neglected tropical diseases , medicine , protozoal disease , socioeconomics , virology , malaria , immunology , public health , sociology , nursing
A resurgence of sleeping sickness developed in southern Sudan during the past decade. Prevalence of confirmed Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection in humans now exceeds 5% in several foci. From 1997 to 1999, trypanosomiasis control programmes in three counties of Western Equatoria Province detected 3785 new cases among 67 181 persons screened. A major contributing factor in the re‐emergence of epidemic sleeping sickness was the lack of active case‐finding throughout the 1990s. Although the situation is improving in sites where trypanosomiasis programmes have been recently implemented, co‐ordination and additional international assistance are needed to bring sleeping sickness under control in Sudan.