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Molecular epidemiological studies on animal trypanosomiases in Ghana
Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background African trypanosomes are extracellular protozoan parasites that are transmitted between mammalian hosts by the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Nakayima Jesca +5 more
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Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America. [PDF]
, 2008 Vectors of trypanosomiasis - tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America - are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods.
Schofield, Chris J +3 more
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Toward the elimination of HAT in Nigeria: leaving no community behind
International Journal of Infectious DiseasesObjectives: Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a tsetse fly-borne neglected tropical disease that affects underserved rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rolayo T. Emmanuel +2 more
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Therapeutic Strategies against Leishmania and Trypanosoma
Pathogens, 2023 Human African trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness, with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense as etiological agents), American trypanosomiasis (also known as Chagas disease, with Trypanosoma cruzi as the etiological
André L. S. Santos +5 more
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Sleeping Sickness at the Crossroads
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) is a disease with truly historic dimensions [...]
Christian Burri
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Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.Balancing Act: Se─M bond serving as the fulcrum of the balance scale to compare the different weight of toxicity and therapeutic effects in biological environment. ABSTRACT The synthesis and characterization of organo‐selenium compounds have attracted considerable interest for decades, driven by the search for efficient catalysts and bioinspired ...
Matteo Filippi +6 more
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Improvements on Restricted Insecticide Application Protocol for Control of Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Uganda [PDF]
, 2014 African trypanosomes constrain livestock and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa, and aggravate poverty and hunger of these otherwise largely livestock-keeping communities. To solve this, there is need to develop and use effective and cheap tsetse control
Jan Hatendorf (651760) +35 more
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Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.This review bridges ancestral indigenous knowledge with modern pharmacology, summarizing the phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of essential oils from seven native American species. It highlights their significant activity against bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens, emphasizing their potential as sustainable therapeutic and agricultural
Arley Rey Páez +2 more
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Early prediction of treatment efficacy in Second-Stage Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis [PDF]
, 2012 Human African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment. The long post-treatment follow-up (24 months) required to assess cure complicates patient management and is a major obstacle in the development of new therapies.
Chappuis, F. +23 more
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Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Human African trypanosomiasis has not been reported in Nigeria since 2012. Nevertheless, limitations of current surveillance programs mean that undetected infections may persist.
Akish Luintel +6 more
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