The natural progression of Gambiense sleeping sickness: what is the evidence?
Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) is widely assumed to be 100% pathogenic and fatal. However, reports to the contrary exist, and human trypano-tolerance has been postulated. Furthermore, there is uncertainty about the actual duration of both stage 1 and stage 2 infecti...
Main Authors: | Francesco Checchi, João A N Filipe, Michael P Barrett, Daniel Chandramohan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2602732?pdf=render |
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