Restricted insecticide application: a last mile control option for elimination of acute sleeping sickness and progressive control of African animal trypanosomiasis in South-Eastern Uganda
Combination of RAP and chemotherapy offers promising approach to control AAT in endemic areas and can support last mile acute sleeping sickness elimination efforts when combined with other available tsetse and AAT control methods. A singular infection with T. b. rhodesiense indicates that there is still a risk of acute sleeping sickness resurgence in south-eastern Uganda unless tsetse and trypanosomiasis control and surveillance efforts are maintained.
Authors
- Wilson Amanyire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-2591)
- Joseph Nkamwesiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6524-1241)
- Albert Mugenyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-966X)
- Dennis Muhanguzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5458-8530)
- Karla Rascón-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-141X)
- Auther Tamale Wasswa
- Solomon Ainebyoona
- Harriet Abizera
- Mesearch Kakuru
- Enock Matovu
- Phillip Magambo Kimuda
- Marvyn Kansiime
- Patrick P’Odyek Abila
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (UG)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- National Agricultural Research Organisation (UG)
- International Livestock Research Institute (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05244-3
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00