Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016.
Akish Luintel;
Patricia Lowe;
Anneli Cooper;
Annette MacLeod;
Philippe Büscher;
Tim Brooks;
Mike Brown;
(2017)
Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016.
Emerging infectious diseases, 23 (7).
pp. 1225-1227.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2307.170695
Human African trypanosomiasis has not been reported in Nigeria since 2012. Nevertheless, limitations of current surveillance programs mean that undetected infections may persist. We report a recent case of stage 2 trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense acquired in Nigeria and imported into the United Kingdom.
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