Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Perspective
Conflict and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Michelle Gayer*
, Dominique Legros*, Pierre Formenty*, and Maire A. Connolly*
, Dominique Legros*, Pierre Formenty*, and Maire A. Connolly*
Table 2
New cases of trypanosomiasis per year, total population screened, and no. mobile teams for active case finding, Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | New cases | Total screened | Mobile teams* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | >33,000 | 3,000,000 | Unknown |
| 1958 | 1,218 | 6,000,000 | 250 |
| 1992 | 5,825 | 525,464 | 4 |
| 1998 | 26,318 | 1,472,674 | 33 |
| 2003 | 10,900 | 2,700,000 | 40 |
*One mobile team is able to screen ≈40,000 people in 1 year.
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