@article{fdi:010072405, title = {{D}o cryptic reservoirs threaten gambiense-sleeping sickness elimination ?}, author = {{B}uscher, {P}. and {B}art, {J}ean-{M}athieu and {B}oelaert, {M}. and {B}ucheton, {B}runo and {C}ecchi, {G}. and {C}hitnis, {N}. and {C}ourtin, {D}avid and {F}igueiredo, {L}. {M}. and {F}ranco, {J}. {R}. and {G}r{\'e}baut, {P}ascal and {H}asker, {E}. and {I}lboudo, {H}. and {J}amonneau, {V}incent and {K}offi, {M}. and {L}ejon, {V}eerle and {M}ac{L}eod, {A}. and {M}asumu, {J}. and {M}atovu, {E}. and {M}attioli, {R}. and {N}oyes, {H}. and {P}icado, {A}. and {R}ock, {K}. {S}. and {R}otureau, {B}. and {S}imo, {G}. and {T}hevenon, {S}. and {T}rindade, {S}. and {T}ruc, {P}hilippe and {V}an {R}eet, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}rypanosoma brucei gambiense causes human {A}frican trypanosomiasis ({HAT}). {B}etween 1990 and 2015, almost 440 000 cases were reported. {L}arge-scale screening of populations at risk, drug donations, and efforts by national and international stakeholders have brought the epidemic under control with <2200 cases in 2016. {T}he {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization ({WHO}) has set the goals of gambiense-{HAT} elimination as a public health problem for 2020, and of interruption of transmission to humans for 2030. {L}atent human infections and possible animal reservoirs may challenge these goals. {I}t remains largely unknown whether, and to what extend, they have an impact on gambiense-{HAT} transmission. {W}e argue that a better understanding of the contribution of human and putative animal reservoirs to gambiense-{HAT} epidemiology is mandatory to inform elimination strategies.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}rends in {P}arasitology}, volume = {34}, numero = {3}, pages = {197--207}, ISSN = {1471-4922}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pt.2017.11.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072405}, }