New Insights in Human African Trypanosomiasis
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 465
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public health; tropical medicine; African trypanosomiasis
Interests: human African trypanosomiasis; health system strengthening; health policy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have been invited as Guest Editors for a Special Issue on ‘New Insights in Human African Trypanosomiasis’ in the journal Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases published by MDPI.
The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or ‘sleeping sickness’, in the Sub-Saharan countries where it is endemic is in sight, thanks to extensive efforts by health personnel and the governments of endemic countries, together with the coordinated support of international partners under the leadership of the WHO.
Many actors have innovated and identified issues that need to be shared with the broader community working towards the elimination of HAT. Our intention with this monograph is to give space and a voice to those working in the field whose experiences could inform the work of others, making future responses to HAT even more effective, in the present context of low prevalence, where treating the remaining small number of cases needed for complete elimination will be increasingly difficult.
We would like to include different types of research, including clinical and social science, economic impact and perspectives, epidemiology, and elimination policy.
Dr. Olaf Valverde Mordt
Dr. Florent Mbo
Dr. Louise Burrows
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- human African trypanosomiasis
- disease elimination
- field research
- epidemiology
- clinical research
- social science research
- health policy
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