Human African trypanosomiasis: the current situation in endemic regions and the risks for non-endemic regions from imported cases

JM Gao, ZY Qian, G Hide, DH Lai, ZR Lun, ZD Wu - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and caused devastating epidemics during the 20th …

Human African trypanosomiasis: progress and stagnation

E Bottieau, J Clerinx - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2019 - id.theclinics.com
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GeoSentinel surveillance of illness in returned travelers, 2007–2011

K Leder, J Torresi, MD Libman, JP Cramer… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Chinese translation Background: International travel continues to increase, particularly to
Asia and Africa. Clinicians are increasingly likely to be consulted for advice before travel or …

Human African trypanosomiasis cases diagnosed in non-endemic countries (2011–2020)

JR Franco, G Cecchi, G Priotto, M Paone… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is transmitted by
tsetse flies in endemic foci in sub-Saharan Africa. Because of international travel and …

How can molecular diagnostics contribute to the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis?

P Büscher, S Deborggraeve - Expert review of molecular …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A variety of molecular diagnostic tests for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)(sleeping
sickness) has been developed. Some are effectively used for research and confirmation …

[HTML][HTML] Human African trypanosomiasis in non-endemic countries

D Sudarshi, M Brown - Clinical Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease, acquired
by the bite of an infected tsetse fly. In non-endemic countries HAT is rare, and therefore the …

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Infections in Mice Lead to Tropism to the Reproductive Organs, and Horizontal and Vertical Transmission

N Biteau, C Asencio, J Izotte, B Rousseau… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, transmitted by the tsetse fly, is the main causative agent of
Human African trypanosomosis in West Africa and poses a significant health risk to 70 …

2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine

L Makhani, A Khatib, A Corbeil, R Kariyawasam… - … , Travel Medicine and …, 2019 - Springer
The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including
licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing …

The changing epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis among patients from nonendemic countries–1902–2012

A Neuberger, E Meltzer, E Leshem, Y Dickstein… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Although human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is uncommon among patients
from non-endemic countries (NEC), there has been an increase in the number of cases …

Not to be missed! Differential diagnoses of common dermatological problems in returning travellers

A Neumayr, C Hatz, J Blum - Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2013 - Elsevier
After systemic febrile illnesses and diarrhoea, dermatological disorders are the third most
frequent health problem of returning travellers consulting travel clinics. While most travel …