Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016.
- Luintel, Akish
- Lowe, Patricia
- Cooper, Anneli
- MacLeod, Annette
- Büscher, Philippe
- Brooks, Tim
- Brown, Mike
Publication date
January 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Abstract
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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