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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, Kabayo, John P, Schofield Chris J, Kabayo John P   +3 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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Current Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Situation on Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Epizootiological Factors that May Enhance Disease Transmission and Spread

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2005
Tsetse and trypanosomosis surveys were carried out in Jos-East, Riyom, Bassa and Bokkos local government areas (LGAs) of Jos Plateau, Nigeria. They followed reports of cases of trypanosomosis that led to the death of several livestock animals in the ...
P. M. Dede, H. Halid, G. A. Omoogun, N. R. Uzoigwe, C. I. Njoku, A. D. Daniel, A. J. Dadah   +6 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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Trypanotolerance Sheko cattle: an option for sustainable control of bovine trypanosomiasis

Open Veterinary Science, 2021
Trypanosomiasis is an impediment to cattle production and other agricultural development in tsetse-infested areas. It is a severe parasitic disease that causes loss in the production and performance of cattle.
Robi Dereje Tulu, Hurrisa Beksisa Urge, Gelalcha Benti Deresa   +2 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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Phytochemical Screening, GC-MS Analysis, and Evaluating In Vivo Antitrypanosomal Effects of a Methanolic Extract of Garcinia kola Nuts on Rats

Antibiotics, 2023
Trypanosomiasis is a serious disease that affects both humans and animals, causing social and economic losses. Efforts to find new therapeutic approaches are warranted to improve treatment options.
Fatihu Ahmad Rufa’i, Daniel Baecker, Muhammad Dauda Mukhtar   +2 more
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Pharmacological investigations on current and new drugs for treatment of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 1999
Trypanosomiasis remains a major threat to humans in sub-Saharan Africa with 55-60 million people in 36 countries at risk of infection with T.b. gambiense or T.b. rhodesiense.
Keiser, Jennifer
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A literature review of economic evaluations for a neglected tropical disease : human African trypanosomiasis ("sleeping sickness") [PDF]

, 2015
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a disease caused by infection with the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T. b. rhodesiense. It is transmitted to humans via the tsetse fly.
Sutherland, C. S., Joshua Yukich, Tediosi, F., C. Simone Sutherland (689448), C Simone Sutherland, Ron Goeree (201687), Fabrizio Tediosi (247282), TEDIOSI, FABRIZIO, Ron Goeree, Goerre, R., Yukich, Joshua, Sutherland, C. Simone, Yukich, J., C. Simone Sutherl, Fabrizio Tediosi, Joshua Yukich (44606), Goeree, Ron   +16 more
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Experiences of the one-health approach by the Uganda Trypanosomiasis Control Council and its secretariat in the control of zoonotic sleeping sickness in Uganda

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Elimination of sleeping sickness from endemic countries like Uganda is key if the affected communities are to exploit the potential of the available human and livestock resources (production and productivity). Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, the parasite
C. Waiswa, R. Azuba, J. Makeba, I.C. Waiswa, R.M. Wangoola   +4 more
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