06 February 2006

FIND / WHO

Meeting on Development of New Diagnostics for Human African Trypanosomiasis

Neurophysiological bases for the development of staging tools
by Alain Buguet, Neurobiologie des états de vigilance, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1

Open research questions in sleeping sickness staging
by Bernard Bouteille, Neuroparasitologie et neuroépidémiologie tropicale, Faculty of Medicine, Limoges, France

Obstacles and Solutions to Facilitate Clinical Trials in the Field
by Bernard Pecoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Diagnostic, one key for a cost sustainable elimination
by Dr Jean Jannin, Neglected Tropical Diseases control Innovative and Intensified Disease Management

Development and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis
by J.M. Ndung’u, Chief Research Officer, Biotechnology Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

New HAT Diagnostics Working Plan
by Dr Mark Perkins, Chief Scientific Officer, FIND

Why existing diagnostic tools are not suitable for effective control of sleeping sickness
by Dr Pere P. Simarro, WHO

Research questions on diagnosis of sleeping sickness
by P. Büscher, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

TDR Activities in HAT Diagnostics
by Rob Ridley, TDR/WHO

PROBLEMATIC OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE SLEEPING SICKNESS
by Vatunga Gedeão
(French version here)