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      Aiming to eliminate tsetse from Africa.

      Trends in parasitology
      Elsevier BV

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          The problem of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis occurs only in sub-Saharan Africa, where it represents a major constraint to socio-economic development. The East African form of sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodensiense, is an acute and fatal disease, whereas the West African form, caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, is generally more chronic and debilitating. The African governments have developed a new initiative, known as the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign, which seeks to employ an area-wide approach and appropriate fly suppression methods to eradicate tsetse from areas of tsetse infestation, at a time, to ultimately create tsetse-free zones.

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          Journal
          Trends Parasitol
          Trends in parasitology
          Elsevier BV
          1471-4922
          1471-4922
          Nov 2002
          : 18
          : 11
          Article
          S1471492202023711
          10.1016/s1471-4922(02)02371-1
          12473355
          d011a960-1a33-408c-a921-ca2b6da990c6
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