Community empowerment through participation in a tsetse control project in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• Published in: PLOS global public health Vol. 3; no. 6; p. e0001325
• Main Authors: Vander Kelen, Catiane, Mpanya, Alain, Hasker, Epco, Miaka, Erick, Nzuzi, Ruth, Pulford, Justin, Torr, Steve, Perez Chacon, Dennis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences

Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. In 2017, a pilot community-based project was launched in three villages in DRC with the overall goal of empowering community members to control tsetse using Tiny Target...