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A doença de Chagas: repercussões de uma descoberta científica brasileira em Portugal, 1909-1924

Ler História, 2022
Currently, Chagas disease, or human American trypanosomiasis, affects around 900 people in Portugal, mostly Brazilian immigrants, the main foreign population residing in the country.
Ewerton Luiz Figueiredo Moura da Silva
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Safety, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies of oral DB868 in a first stage vervet monkey model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2013
There are no oral drugs for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness). A successful oral drug would have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for patient hospitalization, thus reducing healthcare costs of HAT.
Arlene S. Bridges (301008), Shelley Ching, Bridges, Arlene S., Raymond E Mdachi, Brun Reto, Wang Michael Zhuo, Wang, Michael Zhuo, Wolf, Kristina K., Ching, Shelley, Arlene S Bridges, Mutuku James N., Murilla, Grace A., Paine, Mary F., Boykin, David W., James N Mutuku, Richard R Tidwell, Mohamed A Ismail, John K. Thuita (148377), Liu, Qiang, Tidwell, Richard R., Hall, James E., Mary F. Paine (148396), John K Thuita, Bridges Arlene S., Ismail Mohamed A., Mdachi, Raymond E., Qiang Liu (166143), Mdachi Raymond E., David W. Boykin (148406), Reto Brun, Reto Brun (41511), Ching Shelley, Hall, James Edwin, Shelley Ching (148404), Tidwell Richard R., Chen, Yao, Mohamed A. Ismail (418629), Boykin David W., Mutuku, James N., James Edwin Hall, Qiang Liu, Grace A Murilla, Hall James Edwin, Raymond E. Mdachi (148398), Mary F Paine, Liu Qiang, Kristina K. Wolf (418627), Michael Zhuo Wang, Thutia, John K., David W Boykin, Yao Chen (149006), Grace A. Murilla (148401), Ismail, Mohamed A., Michael Zhuo Wang (418631), Murilla Grace A., Wolf Kristina K., Kristina K Wolf, James Edwin Hall (418630), Thuita John K., James N. Mutuku (418628), Brun, Reto, Yao Chen, Thuita, John K., Richard R. Tidwell (148409), Paine Mary F., Chen Yao   +65 more
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Morphometric diagnosis of Glossina palpalis (Diptera: Glossinidae) population structure in Ghana

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective This study aimed to identify isolated population(s) of Glossina palpalis in Ghana using geometric morphometrics to evaluate variations in wing-shape and size between populations of the fly from three regions. Results Wing shape of G.
Faith Ebhodaghe, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Delphina Adabie-Gomez, Adam Yahaya   +3 more
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Prevalence and under-detection of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis during mass screening sessions in Uganda and Sudan [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Active case detection through mass community screening is a major control strategy against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) caused by T. brucei gambiense.
Haydon Daniel T, Chappuis, F., Cox, A.P., Cox Andrew P, Checchi Francesco, Haydon, D.T., Priotto Gerardo, Priotto, Gerardo, Checchi, Francesco, Chandramohan, Daniel, Priotto, G., Haydon, Daniel T, Cox, Andrew P, Checchi, F., Chandramohan, D., Chappuis, François, Chappuis François, Chandramohan Daniel, Francesco Checchi, Gerardo Priotto, Daniel T Haydon, Daniel Chandramohan, François Chappuis, Andrew P Cox   +23 more
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In-hospital safety in field conditions of Nifurtimox Eflornithine Combination Therapy (NECT) for T. B. Gambiense Sleeping Sickness [PDF]

, 2012
Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) is a fatal disease. Until 2009, available treatments for 2(nd) stage HAT were complicated to use, expensive (eflornithine monotherapy), or toxic, and ...
Kisala, M, Schmid, C., Kisala, M., Mordt, O. V., Ismael Lumpungu, Mutanda, S, Mays Kisala, Kande, V, Nganzobo Pathou, Kuemmerle Andrea, Blum Johannes, Medard Ilunga, Nono Mubwa, Lumpungu Ismael, Mubwa Nono, Mordt Olaf Valverde, Schmid Caecilia, Mubwa, N, Blesson Severine, Wilfried Mutombo, Nganzobo, P., Mutombo Wilfried, Victor Kande, Mordt, O V, Tete Digas, Tete, D, Blesson, S, Kümmerle, A., Ilunga Medard, Schmid, C, Ilunga, M., Kuemmerle, A, Sylvain Mutanda, Ghabri, S, Ghabri, S., Andrea Kuemmerle, Lumpungu, I, Salah Ghabri, Kande, V., Johannes Blum, Lumpungu, I., Ghabri Salah, Blum, J, Digas Tete, Mubwa, N., Mutanda, S., Pathou Nganzobo, Ilunga, M, Caecilia Schmid, Tete, D., Nganzobo, P, Blum, J., Mutombo, W., Mutanda Sylvain, Kisala Mays, Blésson, S., Olaf Valverde Mordt, Severine Blesson, Kande Victor, Mutombo, W, Kisala M, Kuemmerle A, Mubwa N, Blesson S, Ghabri S, Kande V, Nganzobo P, Ilunga M, Mutombo W, Lumpungu I, Schmid C, Mordt OV, Mutanda S, Blum J, Tete D   +74 more
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Human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: The first case report in China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
We report the first imported case in China of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, in a sailor returning from Gabon in 2014.
Nian Chen, Ke Jin, Jingjing Xu, Jianfu Zhang, Yali Weng   +4 more
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Trypanosoma brucei Tim50 Possesses PAP Activity and Plays a Critical Role in Cell Cycle Regulation and Parasite Infectivity

mBio, 2021
African trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma bruceiT.
Anuj Tripathi, Ujjal K. Singha, Ayorinde Cooley, Taneisha Gillyard, Evan Krystofiak, Siddharth Pratap, Jamaine Davis, Minu Chaudhuri   +7 more
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Eflornithine is Safer Than Melarsoprol for the Treatment of Second-Stage Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis. [PDF]

, 2005
Patients with second-stage human African trypanosomiasis treated with eflornithine (n = 251) in 2003 in Kiri, southern Sudan, had an adjusted relative risk of death of 0.2 and experienced significantly fewer cutaneous and neurological adverse effects ...
Chappuis, F, Udayraj, N, Meussen, A, Bovier, P A, Stietenroth, K, Meussen A, Bovier PA, Chappuis F, Udayraj N, Stietenroth K   +9 more
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Clinical management of East African trypanosomiasis in South Africa: Lessons learned

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: East African trypanosomiasis is an uncommon, potentially lethal disease if not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. South Africa, as a centre for emergency medical evacuations from much of sub-Saharan Africa, receives a high proportion ...
John Frean, Willi Sieling, Hussein Pahad, Evan Shoul, Lucille Blumberg   +4 more
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Advancing diagnosis and treatment for human African trypanosomiasis in Nigeria: challenges and future directions

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness, remains a significant health threat in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, the challenges of diagnosing and treating HAT are profound, especially in resource-constrained, remote areas.
Kelly Zongo, Rolayo Toyin Emmanuel
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