The Global Health Observatory
The Global Health Observatory
The number of reported cases of acute African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). The disease is caused by parasitesthat are spread by tsetse flies and other insects. The disease is typically fatal if not treated.
Database with maps and country-specific numbers
The number of reported cases of chronic African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). The disease is caused by parasites that are spread by tsetse flies and otherinsects. The disease is typically fatal if not treated.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(11): e0010885. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010885
HAT diagnosis in non-endemic countries is rare and can be challenging, but alertness and
surveillance must be maintained to contribute to WHO’s elimination goals. Early detection is
particularly important as it co...nsiderably improves the prognosis.
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In February 2008, WHO launched the Atlas of HAT as a collaborative initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), within the framework of the Programme Against African Trypanosomosis (PAAT). The Atlas database is built by the systematic collection of information a...round every HAT case detected worldwide, actively or passively, in endemic and non-endemic countries, and also on the surveillance activities carried out per village. The data are aggregated by year, by location and by some other parameters. All cases and activities are georeferenced at the village level to within an average accuracy of about 1.4 km. The Atlas contains complete information since the year 2000 from the 25 countries reporting at least one HAT case
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