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Clinical and serologic responses to human ‘apathogenic' trypanosomes

Blum, J. ; Beck, B.R. ; Brun, R. ; Hatz, Ch

In: Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005, vol. 99, no. 10, p. 795-797

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    Titre
    • Clinical and serologic responses to human ‘apathogenic' trypanosomes
    Auteur
    • Blum, J.. Swiss Tropical Institute, Department of Medical and Diagnostic Services, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
    • Beck, B.R.. Swiss Tropical Institute, Department of Medical and Diagnostic Services, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
    • Brun, R.. Swiss Tropical Institute, Department of Medical and Diagnostic Services, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
    • Hatz, Ch. Swiss Tropical Institute, Department of Medical and Diagnostic Services, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005, vol. 99, no. 10, p. 795-797. Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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    • oai:doc.rero.ch:303703
    Summary
    We describe a female patient suffering from a benign self-healing febrile disease with strongly positive serology for Trypanosoma brucei. The patient showed a clinical picture with similarities to that of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). HAT due to T. b. gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense were ruled out. We performed serologic tests because the patient was worried about HAT after receiving tsetse bites. The possibilities of an infection with human ‘apathogenic' trypanosomes such as T. b. brucei, T. congolense or T. vivax are discussed