Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Luintel, Akish ; Lowe, Patricia ; Cooper, Anneli ; MacLeod, Annette ; Büscher, Philippe ; Brooks, Tim ; Brown, Mike
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Communicable Diseases, Imported Female History, 21St Century Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Methods Middle Aged Symptom Assessment Travel-Related Illness Trypanosomiasis, African/Diagnosis Trypanosomiasis, African/Epidemiology Trypanosomiasis, African/History

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(7):1225-1227.
• Pubmed ID:
  28628444
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5512500
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article ; Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Nigeria ; United Kingdom
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:805d0a89b0e1dd102a99f36621d7d5b71c7caa89292b753126b4722db41376d4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46782/cdc_46782_DS1.pdf
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