Human African trypanosomiasis: A review of non-endemic cases in the past 20 years

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Migchelsen, Stephanie J ^a,b   Büscher, Philippe ^c   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^b   Schallig, Henk D F H ^a   Adams, Emily R ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

African trypanosomiasis; HAT; Non endemic; Sleeping sickness; T. b. gambiense; T. b. rhodesiense; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; MELARSOPROL; NIFURTIMOX; PENTAMIDINE; PREDNISOLONE; SURAMIN;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANOREXIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; TSETSE FLY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TRAVEL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961024633     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.03.018     Document Type: Review

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