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. 2005 Sep;11(9):1382–1388. doi: 10.3201/eid1109.041020

Table 2. Indicators for evaluating population screening for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)*.

Indicators
Input Financial resources
Human resources
Availability of tests and anti-HAT drugs
Process Identification of villages at risk
Census of population at risk
Involvement of population at risk in active case detection
Lymph node palpation
CATT test
Parasitologic test for HAT confirmation
Lumbar puncture to determine the stage of disease
Treatment
Treatment follow-up
Output Coverage rate of population at risk
Participation rate
Identification of suspects
Identification of HAT cases
Proportion of HAT cases detected and treated
Proportion of HAT cases treated and followed
Outcome Annual HAT detection rate and trend

*CATT, card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis; LN, lymph node palpation.