Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 Are Up Regulated in Late Stage Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness.

• Main Authors: Charles D Kato (Author), Vincent P Alibu (Author), Ann Nanteza (Author), Claire M Mugasa (Author), Enock Matovu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations coupled with differences in disease progression and severity across East and Southern Africa. The disease progresses from an early (hemo-lymphatic) stage to the late (meningoencephalitic)...