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Prevalence of Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Nigeria: A Scoping Review

Parasitologia
African trypanosomiasis is a protozoan disease that affects both humans and animals. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a Neglected Tropical Disease targeted for elimination in 2030.
Chinwe Chukwudi, Elizabeth Odebunmi, Chukwuemeka Ibeachu   +2 more
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A mathematical model for evaluating the role of trypanocide treatment of cattle in the epidemiology and control of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense sleeping sickness in Uganda

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2019
Background: Human and animal African trypanosomiases impose a large economic and health burden in their endemic regions. Large strides have been made in the control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), yet these efforts have largely focused on the non-
Julianne Meisner, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Peter M. Rabinowitz   +2 more
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Influence de la trypanosomose sur la reproduction des bovins en Afrique [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2000
The Influence of African Animal Trypanosomiasis on Reproduction of Cattle in Africa. The main effects of African animal Trypanosomiasis on reproduction of cattle have been reviewed.
Zecchini, M., Kageruka, P., De Deken, R.
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African animal trypanosomiasis as a constraint to livestock health and production in Karamoja region: a detailed qualitative and quantitative assessment

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background Nagana (African Animal Trypanosomiasis-AAT) and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) constrain livestock production in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Dennis Muhanguzi, Albert Mugenyi, Godfrey Bigirwa, Maureen Kamusiime, Ann Kitibwa, Grace Gloria Akurut, Sylvester Ochwo, Wilson Amanyire, Samuel George Okech, Jan Hattendorf, Robert Tweyongyere   +10 more
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Cost analysis of options for management of African Animal Trypanosomiasis using interventions targeted at cattle in Tororo District; south-eastern Uganda

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Tsetse-transmitted African trypanosomes cause both nagana (African animal Trypanosomiasis-AAT) and sleeping sickness (human African Trypanosomiasis - HAT) across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dennis Muhanguzi, Walter O. Okello, John D. Kabasa, Charles Waiswa, Susan C. Welburn, Alexandra P.M. Shaw   +5 more
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African trypanosomes

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
African trypanosomes cause human African trypanosomiasis and animal African trypanosomiasis. They are transmitted by tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mathieu Cayla, Federico Rojas, Eleanor Silvester, Frank Venter, Keith R. Matthews   +4 more
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A murine model of Trypanosoma brucei-induced myocarditis and cardiac dysfunction

Microbiology Spectrum
Trypanosoma brucei is a protozoan parasite that causes human and animal African trypanosomiases (HAT and AAT). Cardiac symptoms are commonly reported in HAT patients, and intracardiac parasites with accompanying myocarditis have been observed in both ...
Nathan P. Crilly, Marcelle Dina Zita, Alexander K. Beaver, Polina Sysa-Shah, Aashik Bhalodia, Kathy Gabrielson, Luigi Adamo, Monica R. Mugnier   +7 more
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Anilinoquinoline based inhibitors of trypanosomatid proliferation.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
We recently reported the medicinal chemistry re-optimization of a series of compounds derived from the human tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lapatinib, for activity against Plasmodium falciparum.
Lori Ferrins, Amrita Sharma, Sarah M Thomas, Naimee Mehta, Jessey Erath, Scott Tanghe, Susan E Leed, Ana Rodriguez, Kojo Mensa-Wilmot, Richard J Sciotti, Kirsten Gillingwater, Michael P Pollastri   +11 more
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Pharmacological Approaches to Antitrypanosomal Chemotherapy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
There is an urgent need for new drugs for the chemotherapy of human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. Progress has been made in the identification and characterization of novel drug targets for rational chemotherapy and ...
Simon L Croft
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Anti-Trypanosomal Proteasome Inhibitors Cure Hemolymphatic and Meningoencephalic Murine Infection Models of African Trypanosomiasis

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Current anti-trypanosomal therapies suffer from problems of longer treatment duration, toxicity and inadequate efficacy, hence there is a need for safer, more efficacious and ‘easy to use’ oral drugs.
Srinivasa P S Rao, Suresh B Lakshminarayana, Jan Jiricek, Marcel Kaiser, Ryan Ritchie, Elmarie Myburgh, Frantisek Supek, Tove Tuntland, Advait Nagle, Valentina Molteni, Pascal Mäser, Jeremy C Mottram, Michael P Barrett, Thierry T Diagana   +13 more
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