African Sleeping Sickness

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Adventure Doc

A recent post looked at the need for an improvement in the treatment of African Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness.    Basics: Also known as “African Sleeping Sickness”. This is a protozoal disease from the famous Tsetse fly’s (Glossina species) bite. Two main species exist, Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense (West Africa) and T. B. Rhodesiense (East Africa). T.B. Gambiense can be [...]

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New Reports of Sleeping Sickness in Uganda

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Adventure Doc

Poor Uganda seems to be in the news a lot, recently.  First, the Ebola Fever outbreak continues to cause concern and now there are reports of African Trypanosomiasis.  This illness, also known as “African Sleeping Sickness” is spread through the bite of a Tse Tse Fly (Glossina Species). The illness has 2 main types: African [...]

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Fatal Trypanosomiasis in Serengeti

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Adventure Doc

The ISTM/Geo Sentinel has a news release about a fatal case of African Trypanosomiasis in a tourist traveling through the Serengeti. The victim was dead 6 days after being bitten by the notorious Tse Tse Fly, carrier of “African Sleeping Sickness”. Apparently, she was initially diagnosed, by blood smear, as a case of malaria. This [...]

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