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Sleeping sickness re-emerges in Africa after years of civil war
BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7299.1382/b (Published 09 June 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:1382
- Roger Dobson
- Abergavenny
Researchers have warned that sleeping sickness has returned to alarming levels in parts of Africa.
Sixty million people are considered to be at risk, but less than 5% are under active surveillance, according to reports in the journal Tropical Medicine and International Health (2001;65: 330-361).
Southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola are reported to be among the …
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