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
Publication date
July 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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