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PARASITE
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 99-106Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2009162099
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human African trypanosomiasis; GIS; atlas; health geography; disease ecology
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Human population growth, climate change and economic development are causing major environmental modifications in Western Africa, which will have important repercussions on the epidemiology of sleeping sickness. A new initiative, the Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), aims at assembling and geo-referencing all epidemiological data derived from both active screening activities and passive surveillance. A geographic database enables to generate up-to-date disease maps at a range of scales and of unprecedented spatial accuracy. We present preliminary results for seven West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Togo) and briefly discuss the relevance of the Atlas for future monitoring, control and L research activities.
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