A burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in Uganda
Fèvre, E.M.; Picozzi, K.; Fyfe, J.; Waiswa, C.; Odiit, M.; Coleman, P.G.; Welburn, S.C.
Lancet 366(9487): 745-747
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1474-547X PMID: 16125592 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67179-6Document Number: 255899
The epidemic of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness in eastern Uganda, which began in 1998 as a result of movements of the livestock reservoir of the parasite, has continued to spread. An additional 133 000 people have been put at risk of infection in Kaberamaido, another newly affected district. The few resources committed to control interventions in Soroti district have failed to contain the epidemic. The high prevalence of the parasite in cattle presents a significant risk for transmission to human beings and further spread of this neglected zoonotic disease. Targeted interventions are urgently needed to control epidemics and reduce the high mortality resulting from sleeping sickness.
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