01224nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002000066653001600086653002200102653003900124653000800163653001300171100001300184700001400197245009600211856007900307300001400386490000600400520058800406       2017                            d  bElsevier10aUganda10aTrypanosomiasis10aSouth Sudan10aSleeping sickness10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aHAT10aConflict1 aPicado A1 aNdung'u J00aElimination of sleeping sickness in Uganda could be jeopardised by conflict in South Sudan.  uhttp://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(16)30288-1.pdf  ae28–e290 v53 a<p>Uganda is on the verge of eliminating the Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T b gambiense) form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness. This elimination would be historic. In 2015, only four cases of this neglected tropical disease were diagnosed in the entire country. A similarly low number of cases in 2016 is a strong indicator that control measures, intensified by Uganda's Ministry of Health and its international partners over the past 8 years, are working. In the first 10 months of 2016, only four cases were reported.<br />
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