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Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense transmitted by a single tsetse fly bite in vervet monkeys as a model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2008
Sleeping sickness is caused by a species of trypanosome blood parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies. To understand better how infection with this parasite leads to disease, we provide here the most detailed description yet of the course of ...
Thuita, J.K., John K. Thuita, Mwangangi, D., C. M. R. Turner, Matovu, E., Masiga, D., Enock Matovu, Kagira John M., John K Thuita, Kagira, J.M., John M. Kagira, David Mwangangi, Turner, C.M.R., Thuita John K., Masiga Daniel, Mwangangi David, Matovu Enock, C M R Turner, Daniel Masiga, Turner C. M. R., John M Kagira   +20 more
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Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Conflict of interest:use of pyrethroids and amidines against tsetse and ticks in zoonotic sleeping sickness endemic areas of Uganda [PDF]

, 2013
Caused by trypanosomes and transmitted by tsetse flies, Human African Trypanosomiasis and bovine trypanosomiasis remain endemic across much of rural Uganda where the major reservoir of acute human infection is cattle.
Welburn Susan C., Katie Hampson, Waiswa, Charles, Sambo, Maganga, Bardosh, Kevin, Welburn, Susan C, Susan C Welburn, Maganga Sambo, Sikana Lwitiko, Hampson, Katie, Bardosh Kevin, Hampson Katie, Kevin Bardosh, Lwitiko Sikana, Sikana, Lwitiko, Welburn, Susan C., Sambo Maganga, Bardosh, Kevin Louis   +17 more
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Cognitive Performance in Young Adults During Three Consecutive Days of Simulated Occupational Heat Stress: An Exploratory Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Global increases in occupational heat exposure are raising concerns about worker safety and cognitive performance during prolonged and repeated shifts. At present, the cumulative effects of repeated heat exposure on cognitive performance remain unclear.
Daniel C. Moore, Sean R. Notley, Brad Aisbett, Jarrad Lum, Luana C. Main   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

APOL1 C-Terminal Variants May Trigger Kidney Disease through Interference with APOL3 Control of Actomyosin

Cell Reports, 2020
Summary: The C-terminal variants G1 and G2 of apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) confer human resistance to the sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma rhodesiense, but they also increase the risk of kidney disease.
Sophie Uzureau, Laurence Lecordier, Pierrick Uzureau, Dorle Hennig, Jonas H. Graversen, Fabrice Homblé, Pepe Ekulu Mfutu, Fanny Oliveira Arcolino, Ana Raquel Ramos, Rita M. La Rovere, Tomas Luyten, Marjorie Vermeersch, Patricia Tebabi, Marc Dieu, Bart Cuypers, Stijn Deborggraeve, Marion Rabant, Christophe Legendre, Søren K. Moestrup, Elena Levtchenko, Geert Bultynck, Christophe Erneux, David Pérez-Morga, Etienne Pays   +23 more
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Characteristics Associated With Persistent Long COVID Symptoms in Healthcare Personnel Infected With SARS‐CoV‐2 Between August 2022 and May 2024: A Multicenter Cohort Analysis of US Healthcare Personnel

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Long COVID affects a significant proportion of COVID‐19 survivors. This study examined persistent Long COVID symptoms among healthcare personnel (HCP) and evaluated associations with vaccination, prior SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, underlying health conditions, and demographics.
Eric Kontowicz, Amanda K. Irish, Lilly C. Lee, Howard A. Smithline, Ian D. Plumb, Melissa Briggs‐Hagen, Alexandra F. Rollins, Karisa K. Harland, Anusha Krishnadasan, Karin F. Hoth, Eliezer Santos‐León, David A. Talan, Nicholas M. Mohr, Project PREVENT Network   +13 more
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Sleep Disturbances in Adults With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Influences of Treatment and Clinical Features

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition with multisystem neurocutaneous signs, including hamartomas, epilepsy, and neuropsychological difficulties. Although sleep disorders are increasingly recognized in TSC, they remain poorly described in adults.
Kirstin A. Risgaard, Laura Farach, Hope Northrup, Sarah L. Wilson, Deborah Pearson, Syed Hashmi, Kate Richardson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The history of African trypanosomiasis

Parasites & Vectors, 2008
The prehistory of African trypanosomiasis indicates that the disease may have been an important selective factor in the evolution of hominids. Ancient history and medieval history reveal that African trypanosomiasis affected the lives of people living in
Steverding Dietmar
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Refining Domain‐Based Prognostication in DNM1 Encephalopathy: A Mild Phenotype Associated With a GTPase Domain Variant

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT DNM1 encephalopathy is a rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterized by a range of neurological and developmental manifestations. The typical phenotype is severe, including profound intellectual disability, treatment‐resistant epilepsy, ataxia, and structural brain abnormalities. However, milder presentations have increasingly been
Caroline Crain, Hope Northrup, Laura S. Farach, Sureni V. Mullegama, Kathleen Shields, Gretchen Von Allmen, Kate Richardson   +6 more
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Detection of trypanosomes in suspected sleeping sickness patients in Uganda using the polymerase chain reaction

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Diagnosis of sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) is difficult because of the fluctuating levels of parasitaemia encountered in patients. In the present study we found that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) demonstrated trypanosome infection in 20 out ...
J.W Kyambadde, J.C.K Enyaru, E Matovu, M Odiit, J.F Carasco   +4 more
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