Volume 11, Number 9—September 2005
Research
Trypanosomiasis Control, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1993–2003
Pascal Lutumba*†, Jo Robays†, Constantin Miaka mia Bilenge*, Victor Kande Betu Ku Mesu*, Didier Molisho‡, Johan Declercq§, Wim Van der Veken§, Filip Meheus¶, Jean Jannin#, and Marleen Boelaert†
Table 3
Average expense per examined person and average cost per case detected and treated (converted to constant 1998 US$) in active case finding*
| 1993–1997 | 1998–2003 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. screened in population at risk | 5,003,477 | 10,659,210 |
| No. HAT cases detected and treated† | 41,500 | 55,500 |
| Average expenditure per case screened (US$) | 1.30 | 1.57 |
| Average expenditure per case detected and treated (US$) | 156.9 | 301.2 |
*HAT, human African trypanosomiasis.
†Takes into account only active case finding by mobile teams and the assumption of a treatment rate of 100%.
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