African Trypanosomiasis Gambiense, Italy

African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware...

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Autores principales: Bisoffi, Zeno, Beltrame, Anna, Monteiro, Geraldo, Arzese, Alessandra, Marocco, Stefania, Rorato, Giada, Anselmi, Mariella, Viale, Pierluigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16318728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050649
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author Bisoffi, Zeno
Beltrame, Anna
Monteiro, Geraldo
Arzese, Alessandra
Marocco, Stefania
Rorato, Giada
Anselmi, Mariella
Viale, Pierluigi
author_facet Bisoffi, Zeno
Beltrame, Anna
Monteiro, Geraldo
Arzese, Alessandra
Marocco, Stefania
Rorato, Giada
Anselmi, Mariella
Viale, Pierluigi
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description African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware of this potentially fatal disease.
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spelling pubmed-33673682012-06-07 African Trypanosomiasis Gambiense, Italy Bisoffi, Zeno Beltrame, Anna Monteiro, Geraldo Arzese, Alessandra Marocco, Stefania Rorato, Giada Anselmi, Mariella Viale, Pierluigi Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware of this potentially fatal disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3367368/ /pubmed/16318728 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050649 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.
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Bisoffi, Zeno
Beltrame, Anna
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Arzese, Alessandra
Marocco, Stefania
Rorato, Giada
Anselmi, Mariella
Viale, Pierluigi
African Trypanosomiasis Gambiense, Italy
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title_full African Trypanosomiasis Gambiense, Italy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367368/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050649
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