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. Maps of HAT distribution and risk are subsequently generated at a variety of scale, from continental, national to local/focus level. The Atlas also maps health facilities providing HAT diagnosis and treatment, and the coverage of active and passive surveillance.
The outputs of the Atlas of HAT are available from the WHO web site.
Source: Franco et al. (2024). The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Monitoring progress towards the 2021–2030 WHO road map targets.
See also
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.
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.
Related documents
- The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Monitoring progress towards the 2021–2030 WHO road map targets. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2024, 18(4): e0012111.
- The elimination of HAT: Achievements in relation to WHO road map targets for 2020. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022, 16(1): e0010047.
- Monitoring the elimination of HAT at continental and country level: Update to 2018. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2020, 14(5): e0008261.
- Monitoring the elimination of HAT: update to 2016. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2018, 12(12):e0006890.
- Monitoring the progress towards the elimination of gambiense HAT. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2015, 9(6):e0003785.
- Estimating and mapping the risk of sleeping sickness. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2012, 6(10):e1859.
- HAT in non-endemic countries (2000-2010). J Travel Med, 2012, 19(1):44-53.
- The Atlas of HAT: a contribution to global mapping of neglected tropical diseases. Int J Health Geogr, 2010, 9:57.
- Towards the Atlas of HAT. Int J Health Geogr, 2009, 8:15.