Atypical human infections by animal trypanosomes.

• Main Authors: Philippe Truc (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Gérard Cuny (Author), Mary Isabel Gonzatti (Author), Jean Jannin (Author), Prashant Joshi (Author), Prayag Juyal (Author), Zhao-Rong Lun (Author), Raffaele Mattioli (Author), Etienne Pays (Author), Pere P Simarro (Author), Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira (Author), Louis Touratier (Author), Philippe Vincendeau (Author), Marc Desquesnes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The two classical forms of human trypanosomoses are sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T. brucei rhodesiense, and Chagas disease due to T. cruzi. However, a number of atypical human infections caused by other T. species (or sub-species) have been reported, namely due to T. bruc...