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Article: African Trypanosomiasis Gambiense, Italy.(DISPATCHES)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware of this potentially fatal disease.
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Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is caused by a flagellated trypanosome protozoan and transmitted by Glossina (tsetse) flies. It is classified into 3 subspecies: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, T. brucei rhodesiense, and T. brucei brucei (the third subspecies is not pathogenic to ...