A pilot study demonstrating the identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense in vectors using a multiplexed high-resolution melt qPCR.

• Main Authors: Gala Garrod (Author), Emily R Adams (Author), Jessica K Lingley (Author), Isabel Saldanha (Author), Stephen J Torr (Author), Lucas J Cunningham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a potentially fatal parasitic infection caused by the trypanosome sub-species Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense transmitted by tsetse flies. Currently, global HAT case numbers are reaching less than 1 case per 10,000 people in many disease foci...