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Human African trypanosomiasis

The Lancet, 2010
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by tsetse flies. Almost all cases are due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which is indigenous to west and central Africa.
Brun, R., Blum, J., Chappuis, F., Burri, C.   +3 more
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Epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis

Clinical Epidemiology, 2014
Jose R Franco,1 Pere P Simarro,1 Abdoulaye Diarra,2 Jean G Jannin1 1World Health Organization, Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Innovative and Intensified Disease Management, Geneva, Switzerland; 2World Health Organization, Inter Country Support ...
Franco JR, Simarro PP, Diarra A, Jannin JG   +3 more
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African trypanosomiasis in travelers returning to the United Kingdom. [PDF]

, 2002
Two returning safari tourists with African trypanosomiasis were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, in a 3-day period, compared with six cases in the previous 14 years.
Bailey, J Wendi, Peter L Chiodini, Squire, S Bertel, Edwards, Mark, Squire, Bertie, Wendi Bailey, J., Moore, David A.J., Chiodini, Peter L, Dan Agranoff, Rod Escombe, S. Bertel Squire, Moore, David AJ, David A.J. Moore, Escombe, Rod, Chiodini, Peter L., J. Wendi Bailey, Mark Edwards, Agranoff, Dan   +17 more
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Identification of sVSG117 as an immunodiagnostic antigen and evaluation of a dual-antigen lateral flow test for the diagnosis of human african trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2014
The diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense relies mainly on the Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT). There is no immunodiagnostic for HAT caused by T. b. rhodesiense.
Sastry Lalitha, Lalitha Sastry, Lauren Sullivan, Sullivan Lauren, Ferguson, Michael A J; id_orcid, Fleming Jennifer, Steven J Wall, Sullivan, Lauren, Fleming, Jennifer, Angela Mehlert, Michael A J Ferguson, Mehlert Angela, Sastry, Lalitha, Wall, Steven J., Jennifer Fleming, Ferguson Michael A. J., Ferguson, Michael A. J., Wall, Steven J, Wall Steven J., Fleming, Jennifer R., Mehlert, Angela   +20 more
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Kynurenine pathway inhibition reduces central nervous system inflammation in a model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2009
Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is caused by the protozoan parasites <i>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i> or <i>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</i>, and is a major cause of systemic and neurological disability ...
Barrett, M.P., Stone, T.W., Bradley, B.M., Kennedy, P.G.E., Rodgers, J.   +4 more
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Tsetse distribution, trypanosome infection rates, and small-holder livestock producers’ capacity enhancement for sustainable tsetse and trypanosomiasis control in Busia, Kenya

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020
Background Tsetse flies are the cyclical vectors of both human and animal diseases. Kenya’s commitment to eradicate tsetse and trypanosomiasis dates to the 1980s through various control approaches which were spearheaded by the African Union.
Ferdinard Adungo, Tom Mokaya, Olipher Makwaga, Matilu Mwau   +3 more
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Towards the Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2009
Background Updated, accurate and comprehensive information on the distribution of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is critically important to plan and monitor control activities.
Cecchi Giuliano, Simarro Pere P, Fevre, Eric M., Mattioli, Raffaele C., Ruíz, J.A., Franco José R, Cecchi, Giuliano, Raffaele C Mattioli, Abdoulaye Diarra, Paone, M., José R Franco, Mattioli Raffaele C, Ruiz, Jose A., Diarra, A., Paone, Massimo, Diarra, Abdoulaye, Paone Massimo, Massimo Paone, Franco, Jose R., José A Ruiz, Diarra Abdoulaye, Eric M Fèvre, Simarro, Pere P., Pere P Simarro, Fèvre Eric M, Franco, J.R., Cecchi, G., Giuliano Cecchi, Ruiz José A   +28 more
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Plant Terpenoids as Hit Compounds against Trypanosomiasis

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) are vector-borne neglected tropical diseases, caused by the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi, respectively.
Raquel Durão, Cátia Ramalhete, Ana Margarida Madureira, Eduarda Mendes, Noélia Duarte   +4 more
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Focus–specific clinical profiles in human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense [PDF]

, 2010
<p><b>Background:</b> Diverse clinical features have been reported in human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) foci caused by <i>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i> (<i>T.b.rhodesiense</i>) giving rise to the ...
Odiit, Martin, Martin Odiit, Sternberg, J.M., Sternberg, Jeremy M, Peter G E Kennedy, MacLean, Lorna M, Chisi, J.E., Chisi, John, Peter G. E. Kennedy, Lorna M MacLean, Jeremy M Sternberg, John E. Chisi, Odiit, M., Kennedy, Peter, Kennedy, P.G.E., Jeremy M. Sternberg, Lorna M. MacLean, John E Chisi, MacLean, L.M.   +18 more
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Knowledge Attitude and Practices on African Animal Trypanocide Resistance

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: African trypanocide resistance is an emerging public health emergency whose control requires a revisit on farmer’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices in developing countries.
Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Ewan Thomas MacLeod, Charles Waiswa, Michael Mahero, Ibrahim Ntulume, Susan Christina Welburn   +5 more
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