The burden of human African trypanosomiasis.

• Váldodahkkit: Eric M Fèvre (Dahkki), Beatrix V Wissmann (Dahkki), Susan C Welburn (Dahkki), Pascal Lutumba (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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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...