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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 20;12(8):e0006677.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006677. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Description of the first sleeping sickness case diagnosed in Burkina Faso since two decades

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Description of the first sleeping sickness case diagnosed in Burkina Faso since two decades

Emilie Dama et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .

Abstract

Burkina Faso belongs to a group of countries in which human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, is no longer considered to be a public health problem. Although no native cases have been detected since 1993, there is still the risk of HAT re-emergence due to significant population movements between Burkina Faso and active HAT foci in Côte d'Ivoire. Since 2014, Burkina Faso receives support from the WHO to implement a passive surveillance program. This resulted in the detection in 2015 of the first putative native HAT case since two decades. However, epidemiological entomological and molecular biology investigations have not been able to identify with certainty the origin of this infection or to confirm that it was due to T. b. gambiense. This case emphasises the need to strengthen passive surveillance of the disease for sustained elimination of HAT as a public health problem in Burkina Faso.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Study area and relevant epidemiological information regarding the reported case.
(A) Tsetse spatial distribution and passive surveillance area in the southwestern part of Burkina Faso. (B) HAT sentinel sites and relevant geographical data. (C) Entomological survey of the daily living spaces of the patient.

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