A World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on the control and surveillance of
human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) met in Geneva, Switzerland, from 22 to 26 April 2013 …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted the elimination of Human
African trypanosomiasis (HAT)'as a public health problem'by 2020. The selected indicators …

Background In 2012 human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping
sickness, was targeted for elimination as a public health problem, set to be achieved by …

Background In the 20th century, epidemics of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)
ravaged communities in a number of African countries. The latest surge in disease …

Background Over the last few years, momentum has gathered around the feasibility and
opportunity of eliminating gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT). Under the …

Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected
disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa …

Background One century ago human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as
sleeping sickness, was believed to curb the development of colonial territories. As soon as …

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, describes not one but two
discrete diseases: that caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and that caused by T. b …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced its plan to eliminate Human
African trypanosomiasis (HAT). The plan's main focus is on the Trypanosoma brucei …

There is a dramatic resurgence of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) in sub-Saharan
Africa. Tb gambiense is spreading epidemically in large areas of Central Africa, especially …