Monitoring the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis at continental and country level: Update to 2018

Conclusions/SignificanceThe 2020 goal of HAT elimination as a public health problem is within grasp, and eligible countries are encouraged to request validation of their elimination status. Beyond 2020, the HAT community must gear up for the elimination of gambiense HAT transmission (2030 goal), by preparing for both the expected challenges (e.g. funding, coordination, integration of HAT control into regular health systems, development of more adapted tools, cryptic trypanosome reservoirs, etc.) and the unexpected ones.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research