Early invasion of brain parenchyma by African trypanosomes.

Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease that has a major impact on human health and welfare in sub-Saharan countries. Based mostly on data from animal models, it is currently thought that trypanosome entry into the brain occurs by initial infection of t...

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Main Authors: Ute Frevert, Alexandru Movila, Olga V Nikolskaia, Jayne Raper, Zachary B Mackey, Maha Abdulla, James McKerrow, Dennis J Grab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952808/?tool=EBI