Pere P. Simarro

TL;DR: While the number of new detected cases of HAT is falling, say the authors, sleeping sickness could suffer the "punishment of success," receiving lower priority by public and private health institutions.

TL;DR: The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on HAT Control and Surveillance held in 1995, in consideration of the huge uncertainties between the reported cases and the factual field situation, estimated that the true number of cases was at least 10 times more than reported.

TL;DR: Although efforts are still needed to reduce the number of undetected and unreported cases, the comprehensive, village-level mapping of HAT control activities over a ten-year period ensures a detailed and reliable representation of the known geographic distribution of the disease.

TL;DR: Sustainable elimination of the gambiense HAT, defined as the interruption of the transmission of the disease, was considered as a feasible target for 2030, since rhodesiense H AT is a zoonosis, where the animal reservoir plays a key role, and the interruptionOf the disease’s transmission is not deemed feasible.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need for better tools for the field diagnosis of this neglected disease, and improved access to diagnosis and treatment for the population at risk remains the greatest challenge for the coming years.