Continental atlas

The continental atlas of tsetse flies and animal trypanosomosis in Africa is based on data extracted and systematically mapped from scientific papers published between 1990 and 2020. To date, only results for the tsetse distribution component have been published, while the results of the animal trypanosomosis and tsetse infection components will be the subject of future publications. Future updates of the atlas are envisaged.

National atlases

FAO provides methodological guidance, training, technical assistance and funding to develop national-level information systems, or atlases, on the occurrence of animal trypanosomosis and its insect vectors, the tsetse flies. These systems enable endemic countries in Africa to reduce disease burden by better planning, implementation and monitoring of control activities.  

Sleeping sickness

The Atlas of human African trypanosomosis (HAT, or sleeping sickness) is an initiative of WHO, jointly implemented with FAO in the framework of PAAT.
In the Atlas of HAT all cases reported from endemic and non-endemic countries from the year 2000 onwards are mapped at the village level and are included in a geo-spatial database. Results of active screening activities are also included.