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Identification of human African Trypanosomiasis foci using school-going children in post-conflict era in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.


ABSTRACT: Background: Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is fatal if untreated; the drugs to treat it are toxic making its management difficult and diagnosis complex. Nwoya district has a long history of sleeping-sickness dating back to pre-colonial times. The civil war of 1986-2008 displaced many who upon return complained of cattle and dogs dying of unknown causes alongside increased tsetse flies infestation hence, the needs for the study. Methods: We enrolled local 3,040 pupils and recorded their social-demographic characteristics and access to different domesticated animals/fowls in their homes. Screening for HAT using the card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis (CATT) was performed; positive individuals had their titres determined, followed by microscopy and loop mediated isothermal amplification analysis (LAMP). R was used for analysis where associations were sought between dependent and independent variables. Any factor with P-value <0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Results: HAT serological prevalence of 1.2% (95% CI 0.8-1.6) was obtained, 58.3% being boys while 41.7% were girls with titres ranging from 1:2 - 1:16. Two schools alone, constituted 47% of the CATT positive cases. Pupils who came from homes with dogs were more likely to be CATT/ Trypanosoma brucei gambiense positive; (adjusted odds ratio = 3.12, 95% CI 1.41-6.99 & p=0.005). Conclusions: Though no parasites were detected, with prevalence of CATT positive at 1.2%, active surveillance in the district is still recommended. CATT positive cases needs follow-ups were immune trypanolysis test done to ascertain their exposure.

SUBMITTER: Luryama Moi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7194148 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of human African Trypanosomiasis foci using school-going children in post-conflict era in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

Luryama Moi Kenneth K   Obol James Henry JH   Anywar Arony Denis D  

AAS open research 20180418


<b>Background:</b> Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is fatal if untreated; the drugs to treat it are toxic making its management difficult and diagnosis complex. Nwoya district has a long history of sleeping-sickness dating back to pre-colonial times. The civil war of 1986-2008 displaced many who upon return complained of cattle and dogs dying of unknown causes alongside increased tsetse flies infestation hence, the needs for the study. <b>Methods:</b> We enrolled local 3,040 pupils and recor  ...[more]

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