Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing were used to identify villages at high risk for sleeping sickness, as defined by reported incidence. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) satellite data were classified to obtain a map of land cover, and the Normalised Difference Vegetatio...
Odiit, M.
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Bessell, P.R.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kinoti, J.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda]
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Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda
This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...
Machila, N.
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Emongor, Rosemary
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Shaw, A.P.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
Fèvre, Eric M.
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Picozzi, K.
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Jannin, J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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[Human African trypanosomiasis: Epidemiology and control]
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Human African trypanosomiasis: Epidemiology and control
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock across sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse control strategies rely on a detailed understanding of the epidemiology and ecology of tsetse together with genetic variation within and...
Tilley, A.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Feil, E.J.
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Hide, G.
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[Trypanosoma brucei: Trypanosome strain typing using PCR analysis of mobile genetic elements (MGE-PCR)]
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Trypanosoma brucei: Trypanosome strain typing using PCR analysis of mobile genetic elements (MGE-PCR)
Currently in Southeast Uganda, FITCA (EU funded Farming in Tsetse Controlled Areas Project) is involved in an intervention programme against both animal trypanosomiasis and human sleeping sickness. This is a regional project involving Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. In southeast Uganda, the...
Fyfe. K.
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Picozzi, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Wasiwa, C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas]
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Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Wissmann, B. von
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Handel, I.G.
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Picozzi, K.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[No gold standard estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two molecular diagnostic protocols for Trypanosoma brucei spp. in Western Kenya]
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No gold standard estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two molecular diagnostic protocols for Trypanosoma brucei spp. in Western Kenya
Bovine trypanosomiasis caused by pathogenic trypanosomes, and cyclically transmitted by tsetse flies, is considered to be a major disease constraint to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa, preventing full use of the land to feed the rapidly increasing human population. Privatisation of vet...
Machila, N.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale districts of Kenya
To formally quantify the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness (SS) during an epidemic in Uganda, a decision tree (under-detection) model was developed; concurrently, to quantify the subset of undetected cases that sought health care but were not diagnosed, ...
Odiit, M.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Liu, W.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Quantifying the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases]
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Quantifying the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases
Welburn, S.C.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Maudlin, I.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Odiit, M.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Crisis, what crisis? Control of Rhodesian sleeping sickness]
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Crisis, what crisis? Control of Rhodesian sleeping sickness