African sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis) is a tropical disease that is endemic in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a prevalence of around ~60 million people worldwide.

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Secrets of parasite that causes African sleeping sickness Date: November 20, 2018 Source: Clemson University Summary: A team of researchers wants to protect humans and other mammals from the ...

A new drug may lead to a much-needed treatment for African sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease estimated to kill more than 30,000 people worldwide each year. The compound rids mice of the ...

The disease is hard to diagnose. And stage 2 patients have faced a week of infusions that can cause additional suffering. Now there's a new option.

African sleeping sickness, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, is transmitted by the tsetse fly and is fatal if left untreated. New research reveals a method to manipulate trypanosomes in ...

The disease is hard to diagnose. And stage 2 patients have faced a week of infusions that can cause additional suffering. Now there's a new option.

Dr. Morris has worked on the mysteries surrounding African sleeping sickness for 26 years, and he said that many questions remain unanswered. “We want to exploit this new understanding,” Dr ...

"What I really want people to know is that African sleeping sickness exists. It's here and it causes suffering," she says. "Though at least for me, everything is finally OK." ...

African trypanosomiasis is making an unwelcome comeback. But unlike other returning diseases, this one has a drug treatment—eflornithine—that disappeared from the market when it failed to cure cancer.

While Human African trypanosomiasis, or “sleeping sickness,” has been declared a neglected tropical disease endemic to Sub Saharan Africa, new research is raising hopes that something might be ...