The burden of human African trypanosomiasis.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Eric M Fèvre, Beatrix V Wissmann, Susan C Welburn, Pascal Lutumba
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000333; https://doaj.org/article/836822363ca34a05b4de58f664bd8802

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, or sleeping sickness) is a protozoan parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense or Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. These are neglected tropical diseases, and T.b. rhodesiense HAT is a zoonosis. We review current knowledge on the burden of HAT in su...