Description of the first sleeping sickness case diagnosed in Burkina Faso since two decades.

Burkina Faso belongs to a group of countries in which human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, is no longer considered to be a public health problem. Although no native cases have been detected since 1993, there is still the risk of HAT re-emergence due to signifi...

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Main Authors: Emilie Dama, Aboubacar Drabo, Jacques Kaboré, Elie Ouédraogo, Bamoro Coulibaly, Hamidou Ilboudo, Justin Kaboré, Charlie Franck Compaoré, Hassane Sakandé, Micheline Ouédraogo, Jean-Baptiste Rayaissé, Fabrice Courtin, Philippe Solano, François Drabo, Vincent Jamonneau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6124770?pdf=render