Human African Trypanosomiasis Presenting at Least 29 Years after Infection—What Can This Teach Us about the Pathogenesis and Control of This Neglected Tropical Disease?

Darshan Sudarshi; Sarah Lawrence; William Owen Pickrell; Vinay Eligar; Richard Walters; Shumonta Quaderi; Alice Walker; Paul Capewell; Caroline Clucas; Angela Vincent; Francesco Checchi; Annette MacLeod; Michael Brown

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003349

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Human African Trypanosomiasis Presenting at Least 29 Years after Infection—What Can This Teach Us about the Pathogenesis and Control of This Neglected Tropical Disease?

Darshan Sudarshi,

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Sarah Lawrence,

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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William Owen Pickrell,

Affiliation Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Vinay Eligar,

Affiliation Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend Hospital, Wales, United Kingdom
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Richard Walters,

Affiliations Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend Hospital, Wales, United Kingdom
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Shumonta Quaderi,

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Alice Walker,

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Paul Capewell,

Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Caroline Clucas,

Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Angela Vincent,

Affiliation Nuffield Dept of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Francesco Checchi,

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Annette MacLeod,

Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Michael Brown

* E-mail:michael.brown@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Human African Trypanosomiasis Presenting at Least 29 Years after Infection—What Can This Teach Us about the Pathogenesis and Control of This Neglected Tropical Disease?

Darshan Sudarshi,
Sarah Lawrence,
William Owen Pickrell,
Vinay Eligar,
Richard Walters,
Shumonta Quaderi,
Alice Walker,
Paul Capewell,
Caroline Clucas,
Angela Vincent

Published: December 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003349

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