Focus-specific clinical profiles in human African Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.

• Main Authors: Lorna M MacLean (Author), Martin Odiit (Author), John E Chisi (Author), Peter G E Kennedy (Author), Jeremy M Sternberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diverse clinical features have been reported in human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) foci caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.rhodesiense) giving rise to the hypothesis that HAT manifests as a chronic disease in South-East African countries and increased in virulence towards the North. Such...