2015
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-1-70
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Human African trypanosomiasis in non-endemic countries

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
2
2
1

Citation Types

0
7
0
1

Year Published

2016
2016
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
6
3
1

Relationship

0
10

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 16 publications
(8 citation statements)
references
References 11 publications
0
7
0
1
Order By: Relevance
“…The patient had no diagnosis until the disease progressed to the late stage. Although HAT is not endemic in China, when an unexplained fever occurs along with lymphadenopathy, HAT should be considered if the patient has visited Sub-Saharan Africa (Sudarshi and Brown, 2015;Kennedy, 2013). As the density of trypanosomes in lymph nodes is higher than that in peripheral blood, specimens should be taken from multiple sites, especially from enlarged lymph nodes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The patient had no diagnosis until the disease progressed to the late stage. Although HAT is not endemic in China, when an unexplained fever occurs along with lymphadenopathy, HAT should be considered if the patient has visited Sub-Saharan Africa (Sudarshi and Brown, 2015;Kennedy, 2013). As the density of trypanosomes in lymph nodes is higher than that in peripheral blood, specimens should be taken from multiple sites, especially from enlarged lymph nodes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As demonstrated in this case, the patient acquired rhodesiense HAT through the classical method of exposure: as a tourist visiting game reserves in east and south of Africa [ 25 ]. Therefore pre-travel health education is necessary for all visitors planning to visit these endemic areas.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is caused by the extracellular protozoa Trypanosoma brucei gambiense as well as Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in 36 sub-Saharan Africa countries (Giordani et al 2016; WHO, 2016 b ). Although the tsetse fly (genus Glossina ) is responsible for the transmission of both parasite species, T. brucei gambiense accounts for more than 98% of reported cases (Kennedy, 2013; Sudarshi and Brown, 2015). About 20 000 cases/year and 65 million people are at risk of infection (WHO, 2016 b ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%