Elimination of sleeping sickness hindered by difficult diagnosis
Elimination of sleeping sickness hindered by difficult diagnosis
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Switzerland: World Health Organization
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Sleeping sickness or human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a fatal disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense and transmitted by tsetse flies occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Almost 80% of cases are detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The signs and symptoms of sleeping sickness are diverse and non-specific a...
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Elimination of sleeping sickness hindered by difficult diagnosis
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0f1754f0ad4241d095a8ff3ab1c60af6
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0f1754f0ad4241d095a8ff3ab1c60af6
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0042-9686
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1564-0604
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10.2471/BLT.13.126474
