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Human African Trypanosomiasis Transmission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gustave Simo, Philémon Mansinsa Diabakana, Victor Kande Betu Ku Mesu, Emile Z. Manzambi, G Ollivier, Tazoacha Asonganyi, G Cuny, Pascal Grébaut

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To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmission. Vector control should be used to improve human African trypanosomiasis control efforts.

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To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmission. Vector control should be used to improve human African trypanosomiasis control efforts.

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To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmission. Vector control should be used to improve human African trypanosomiasis control efforts.

Key concepts: African trypanosomiasis, Tsetse fly, Trypanosomiasis, Transmission (telecommunications), Vector (molecular biology), Epidemiology, Neglected tropical diseases, Environmental health

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