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African Trypanosomiasis 
African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a severe disease, which is fatal if left untreated. It is closely related to a widespread infection of cattle known as N’gana, which restricts cattle rearing in many prime areas of Africa. Sleeping sickness claims comparatively few lives annually, but the risk of major epidemics means that surveillance and ongoing control measures must be maintained.
Review Articles
24 Jan 2008
A Basis For Financial Decision-Making On Strategies For The Control Of Human African Trypanosomiasis
This discussion paper seeks to identify the main issues involved in designing cost-effective strategies for the control of human African trypanosomiasis and to highlight areas where more information needs to be compiled or new research initiated.
Source: WHO/TDR
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3 Dec 2007
Therapeutic Management Of Infection And Acute Disease
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) is primarily transmitted by vector-borne, blood transfusion or during pregnancy.
Source: WHO/TDR
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News
8 Jun 2008
Neglected tropical diseases are invisible to the media
A study shows that the media rarely publishes articles about NTDs. Their poor ‘visibility’ in the media may be a factor in the difficulty in attracting funding for research and control efforts.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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7 May 2008
First Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation urges regional collaboration
Infectious diseases were among the issues discussed during the First Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Source: TropIKA
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Research Articles
25 Jul 2008
Analysis of risk factors for T. brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness within villages in south-east Uganda
Improved understanding of who is most at risk will aid in the development of control programmes.
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases
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18 Jun 2008
Neglected Diseases in the News: A Content Analysis of Recent International Media Coverage Focussing on Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis
Study shows that neglected tropical diseases attract little attention from the media.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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