Search Results - "Tirados, Inaki"
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Vector control and entomological capacity for onchocerciasis elimination
Published in Trends in parasitology (01-07-2022)“…Mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin is currently the main strategy to achieve elimination of transmission (EoT) of onchocerciasis. Modelling suggests…”
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Impact of tiny targets on Glossina fuscipes quanzensis, the primary vector of human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2020)“…Over the past 20 years there has been a >95% reduction in the number of Gambian Human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) cases reported globally, largely as a…”
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Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2015)“…Gambian sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT) outbreaks are brought under control by case detection and treatment although it is recognised…”
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Adding tsetse control to medical activities contributes to decreasing transmission of sleeping sickness in the Mandoul focus (Chad)
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (27-07-2017)“…Gambian sleeping sickness or HAT (human African trypanosomiasis) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense transmitted by riverine…”
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Impact of a small-scale tsetse fly control operation with deltamethrin impregnated "Tiny Targets" on tsetse density and trypanosomes' circulation in the Campo sleeping sickness focus of South Cameroon
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2023)“…Significant progress has been made towards African sleeping sickness elimination in the last decade. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) global goal of…”
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Trypa-NO! contributes to the elimination of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis by combining tsetse control with "screen, diagnose and treat" using innovative tools and strategies
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2020)“…In Guinea, a subset of patients were treated with either fexinidazole or acoziborole, as part of ongoing clinical trials. Besides active and passive…”
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Estimating the impact of Tiny Targets in reducing the incidence of Gambian sleeping sickness in the North-west Uganda focus
Published in Parasites & vectors (18-08-2021)“…Riverine species of tsetse (Glossina) transmit Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which causes Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT), a neglected tropical…”
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The development of high resolution maps of tsetse abundance to guide interventions against human African trypanosomiasis in northern Uganda
Published in Parasites & vectors (08-06-2018)“…Vector control is emerging as an important component of global efforts to control Gambian sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT). The…”
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Scaling up of tsetse control to eliminate Gambian sleeping sickness in northern Uganda
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (29-06-2022)“…Background Tsetse flies ( Glossina ) transmit Trypanosoma brucei gambiense which causes Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) in Central and West…”
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Patterns of microbiome composition in tsetse fly Glossina palpalis palpalis during vector control using Tiny Targets in Campo, South Cameroon
Published in Microbiology spectrum (19-09-2024)“…Novel vector control tools against African trypanosomiases require a deep understanding of the factors driving tsetse vector fitness or population resilience…”
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Impact of a national tsetse control programme to eliminate Gambian sleeping sickness in Uganda: a spatiotemporal modelling study
Published in BMJ global health (30-10-2024)“…Tsetse flies ( ) transmit , which causes gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT). As part of national efforts to eliminate gHAT as a public health…”
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Costs of using "tiny targets" to control Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a vector of gambiense sleeping sickness in Arua District of Uganda
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2015)“…To evaluate the relative effectiveness of tsetse control methods, their costs need to be analysed alongside their impact on tsetse populations. Very little has…”
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Update of transmission modelling and projections of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul focus, Chad
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (24-01-2022)“…In recent years, a programme of vector control, screening and treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) infections led to a rapid decline in…”
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Towards an optimal design of target for tsetse control: comparisons of novel targets for the control of Palpalis group tsetse in West Africa
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2011)“…Tsetse flies of the Palpalis group are the main vectors of sleeping sickness in Africa. Insecticide impregnated targets are one of the most effective tools for…”
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Improving the cost-effectiveness of visual devices for the control of riverine tsetse flies, the major vectors of human African trypanosomiasis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2011)“…Control of the Riverine (Palpalis) group of tsetse flies is normally achieved with stationary artificial devices such as traps or insecticide-treated targets…”
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Assessing the Tsetse Fly Microbiome Composition and the Potential Association of Some Bacteria Taxa with Trypanosome Establishment
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (31-05-2022)“…The tsetse flies, biological vectors of African trypanosomes, harbour a variety of bacteria involved in their vector competence that may help in developing…”
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Explaining the host-finding behavior of blood-sucking insects: computerized simulation of the effects of habitat geometry on tsetse fly movement
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2014)“…Male and female tsetse flies feed exclusively on vertebrate blood. While doing so they can transmit the diseases of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in…”
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We Remember… Elders' Memories and Perceptions of Sleeping Sickness Control Interventions in West Nile, Uganda
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (02-06-2016)“…The traditional role of African elders and their connection with the community make them important stakeholders in community-based disease control programmes…”
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Community acceptance of tsetse control baits: a qualitative study in Arua District, North West Uganda
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-12-2013)“…There is renewed vigour in efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases including sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis or HAT), including…”
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Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: the human blood index of sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex
Published in Parasites & vectors (05-08-2016)“…Vector-biting behaviour is important for vector-borne disease (VBD) epidemiology. The proportion of blood meals taken on humans (the human blood index, HBI),…”
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