In vivo imaging of trypanosome-brain interactions and development of a rapid screening test for drugs against CNS stage trypanosomiasis.

HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS (HAT) MANIFESTS IN TWO STAGES OF DISEASE: firstly, haemolymphatic, and secondly, an encephalitic phase involving the central nervous system (CNS). New drugs to treat the second-stage disease are urgently needed, yet testing of novel drug candidates is a slow process bec...

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Published in:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Elmarie Myburgh, Jonathan A Coles, Ryan Ritchie, Peter G E Kennedy, Alex P McLatchie, Jean Rodgers, Martin C Taylor, Michael P Barrett, James M Brewer, Jeremy C Mottram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002384&type=printable