The concept of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) emerged more than a decade ago and
has been recognised as a valid way to categorise diseases that affect the poorest …

The twentieth century ended with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) epidemics raging
across many parts of Africa. Resistance to existing drugs was emerging, and many programs …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many key neglected tropical disease (NTD) activities have
been postponed. This hindrance comes at a time when the NTDs are progressing towards …

African livestock breeds are numerous and diverse, and typically well adapted to the harsh
environment conditions under which they perform. They have been used over centuries to …

Background Gambian sleeping sickness or HAT (human African trypanosomiasis) is a
neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense transmitted by …

Background Control operations targeting Animal African Trypanosomiasis and its primary
vector, the tsetse, were covering approximately 128,000 km2 of Africa in 2001, which is a …

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmitted by the tsetse fly continues to be a public
health issue, despite more than a century of research. There are two types of the disease …

Background The virulent vector-borne disease, Gambian human African trypanosomiasis
(HAT), is one of several diseases targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization …

Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) is the chronic form of sleeping sickness
caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in West and Central Africa, while Trypanosoma …

Background Significant progress has been made towards African sleeping sickness
elimination in the last decade. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) global goal of …