Controlling and progressively minimizing the burden of animal trypanosomosis, a Horizon 2020 project

Vector-borne diseases affecting livestock have serious impacts in Africa. Trypanosomosis is caused by parasites transmitted by tsetse flies and other blood-sucking Diptera. The animal form of the disease is a scourge for African livestock keepers, and while already present in Latin America and Asia, it holds the potential for further spread. A human form of the disease also exists, known as human African trypanosomosis or sleeping sickness. Controlling and progressively minimizing the burden of animal trypanosomosis (COMBAT) is a four-year research and innovation project funded by the European Commission, whose ultimate goal is to reduce the burden of animal trypanosomosis (AT) in Africa. The project builds on, and contributes to, the progressive control pathway (PCP), a risk-based, step-wise approach to disease reduction or elimination.

The project consortium comprises 21 participants, including a geographically balanced representation from 13 African countries, and it will engage a larger number of AT-affected countries through regional initiatives.

BUDGET : 5.9 M€

funded by the European Commission under "Horizon 2020" framework programme

Périod : 4 years: September 2021 - August 2025