Human African trypanosomiasis transmission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gustave Simo; Philemon Mansinsa Diabakana; Victor Kande Betu Ku Mesu; Emile Zola Manzambi; Gaelle Ollivier; Tazoacha Asonganyi; Gerard Cuny; Pascal Grébaut

doi:10.3201/eid1212.060516

Human African trypanosomiasis transmission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;12(12):1968-70. doi: 10.3201/eid1212.060516.

Authors

Gustave Simo¹, Philemon Mansinsa Diabakana, Victor Kande Betu Ku Mesu, Emile Zola Manzambi, Gaelle Ollivier, Tazoacha Asonganyi, Gerard Cuny, Pascal Grébaut

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Research and Study of Medicinal Plants, Yaoundé, Cameroon. gustavsca@yahoo.fr

Abstract

To investigate the epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 entomologic surveys were conducted in 2005. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and human-blood meals were found in tsetse fly midguts, which suggested active disease transmission. Vector control should be used to improve human African trypanosomiasis control efforts.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Insect Control
Insect Vectors / parasitology*
Male
Rural Population
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / isolation & purification*
Trypanosomiasis, African / epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis, African / parasitology
Trypanosomiasis, African / transmission*
Tsetse Flies / parasitology*
Urban Population