Reemergence of Human African Trypanosomiasis Caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Ethiopia

Reemergence of Human African Trypanosomiasis Caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Ethiopia

We report 4 cases of human African trypanosomiasis that occurred in Ethiopia in 2022, thirty years after the last previously reported case in the country. Two of 4 patients died before medicine became available. We identified the infecting parasite as Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Those cases imp...

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Main Authors: Adugna Abera, Tihitina Mamecha, Ebise Abose, Belachew Bokicho, Agune Ashole, Tesfahun Bishaw, Abinet Mariyo, Buzayehu Bogale, Haileyesus Terefe, Henok Tadesse, Mahlet Belachew, Hailemariam Difabachew, Araya Eukubay, Solomon Kinde, Abraham Ali, Feyesa Regasa, Fikre Seife, Zeyede Kebede, Mesfin Wossen, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Nigus Manaye, Nick Van Reet, Gerardo Priotto, Johan van Griensven, Myrthe Pareyn, Geremew Tasew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human African trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma brucei
vector-borne infections
parasites
neurologic illnesses
tsetse flies
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/1/23-1319_article

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