More than 66 million women, men and children in 36 Countries of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). There are two forms of African sleeping sickness, caused by two different parasites: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense , which causes a chronic infection lasting years...
monotherapy, but unfortunately it is not effective for T.b. rhodesiense. Nifurtimox is registered for the treatment of American trypanosomiasis but not for human African trypanosomiasis. Nevertheless, after safety and efficacy data provided by clinical trials, its use in combination with eflornithine has been...
brucei rhodesiense, and the first sings will occur only after weeks or few month (Rodrigues et al., 2004). Trypanosoma brucei brucei causes animal trypanosomiasis, along with several other species of trypanosome. This kind does not infect human but it share a lot of feature with T. b. rhodesiense and T. b...
by Rickettsiae, rabies, arthropode borne viral infections, influenza virus infections, parasitic diseases like cysticercosis, hydatid disease, trypanosomiasis and toxoplasmosis Classifications of zoonoses With the advanced laboratory techniques and increased awareness among medical and veterinary...
for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/chagas/default.htm Kirchhoff, L. V. 1993. American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease)-a tropical disease now in the United States. New England Journal of Medicine329: 639-644. Schmunis, G., Zicker, F...
their yield is compromised. Furthermore, new technology has made it easier for farmers to breed livestock that are resistance to diseases such as Trypanosomiasis. What is more, in arid and semi-arid areas, technology has been embraced because of the role it plays in bettering irrigation methods (Jules et...
Carlos Chagas (1879 - 1934) One of the most brilliant minds of his time, Carlos Chagas is credited for discovering Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis which is prevalent in Latin America. After completing his M.D. Carlos Chagas started working at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute and was sent to nearby...