The natural progression of Gambiense sleeping sickness: what is the evidence?

• Main Authors: Francesco Checchi (Author), João A N Filipe (Author), Michael P Barrett (Author), Daniel Chandramohan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) is widely assumed to be 100% pathogenic and fatal. However, reports to the contrary exist, and human trypano-tolerance has been postulated. Furthermore, there is uncertainty about the actual duration of both stage 1 and stage 2 infecti...