Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in a Chinese traveler returning from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in a Chinese traveler returning from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

Abstract Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is one of the most complex parasitic diseases known to humankind. It usually occurs in endemic areas in Africa, but is occasionally detected in returning travelers and migrants in non-endemic countries. Case presentation In August 2017, a case...

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Main Authors: Qin Liu, Xiao-Ling Chen, Mu-Xin Chen, Han-Guo Xie, Qing Liu, Zhu-Yun Chen, Yao-Ying Lin, Hua Zheng, Jia-Xu Chen, Yi Zhang, Xiao-Nong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Human African trypanosomiasis
Imported infection
China
Treatment
Suramin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0432-5

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