Data from: Genetic diversity and population structure of Trypanosoma brucei in Uganda: implications for the epidemiology of sleeping sickness and Nagana
Richard Echodu, Mark J. Sistrom, Rosemary Bateta, Grace Murilla, Loyce Okedi, Serap Aksoy, Chineme Enyioha, John Enyaru, Elizabeth Opiyo, Wendy Gibson, Caccone Adalgisa, Mark Sistrom & Adalgisa Caccone
Background: While Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is in decline on the continent of Africa, the disease still remains a major health problem in Uganda. There are recurrent sporadic outbreaks in the traditionally endemic areas in south-east Uganda, and continued spread to new unaffected areas in central Uganda. We evaluated the evolutionary dynamics underpinning the origin of new foci and the impact of host species on parasite genetic diversity in Uganda. We genotyped 269 Trypanosoma brucei...