Sleeping sickness resurgence in the DRC: the past decade
Sleeping sickness resurgence in the DRC: the past decade
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00731.x
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Bilenge, CMM
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作者：
Van Nieuwenhove, S;Betu-Ku-Mesu, VK;Bilenge, CMM
本文介绍了1989 - 1998年期间刚果民主共和国昏睡病的演变情况以及防治活动。20世纪80年代中期，该病已经开始复发，在1990年到1993年主动病例查找工作中断之后，年发现率达到了与20世纪20年代末相似的水平。尽管在过去十年中发现了多达150591例新病例，但大多数国际社会忽视了这一问题。复发的主要原因似乎是长时间中断了主动病例查找工作。近年来防治活动有了很大改善，但仍有许多工作要做，还需要补充资源。
An overview of the evolution of sleeping sickness and control activities in the DRC during the period 1989-1998 is presented. A resurgence was already developing in the mid-1980s and, after a breakdown of active case-finding between 1990 and 1993, annual detection rates attained levels similar to those of the late 1920s. Although a staggering number of 150 591 new cases have been detected during the past decade, the problem is ignored by most of the international community. The major cause for the resurgence appears to be the interruption of active case-finding for a prolonged period of time. Control activities have improved considerably in recent years, but a lot remains to be done and supplementary resources are needed.