African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom

Two returning safari tourists with African trypanosomiasis were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, in a 3-day period, compared with six cases in the previous 14 years. We describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and problems encountered in accessing appropriate therapy, and di...

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Autores principales: Moore, David A.J., Edwards, Mark, Escombe, Rod, Agranoff, Dan, Bailey, J. Wendi, Squire, S. Bertel, Chiodini, Peter L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11749752
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010130
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author Moore, David A.J.
Edwards, Mark
Escombe, Rod
Agranoff, Dan
Bailey, J. Wendi
Squire, S. Bertel
Chiodini, Peter L.
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Edwards, Mark
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Agranoff, Dan
Bailey, J. Wendi
Squire, S. Bertel
Chiodini, Peter L.
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description Two returning safari tourists with African trypanosomiasis were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, in a 3-day period, compared with six cases in the previous 14 years. We describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and problems encountered in accessing appropriate therapy, and discuss the potential for emergence of this disease in increasingly adventurous international travelers.
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spelling pubmed-27302802009-09-16 African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom Moore, David A.J. Edwards, Mark Escombe, Rod Agranoff, Dan Bailey, J. Wendi Squire, S. Bertel Chiodini, Peter L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Two returning safari tourists with African trypanosomiasis were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, in a 3-day period, compared with six cases in the previous 14 years. We describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and problems encountered in accessing appropriate therapy, and discuss the potential for emergence of this disease in increasingly adventurous international travelers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2730280/ /pubmed/11749752 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010130 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Moore, David A.J.
Edwards, Mark
Escombe, Rod
Agranoff, Dan
Bailey, J. Wendi
Squire, S. Bertel
Chiodini, Peter L.
African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title_full African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title_fullStr African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title_short African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers Returning to the United Kingdom
title_sort african trypanosomiasis in travelers returning to the united kingdom
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11749752
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010130
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