Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Akish Luintel; Patricia Lowe; Anneli Cooper; Annette MacLeod; Philippe Büscher; Tim Brooks; Mike Brown
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 7, Pp 1225-1227 (2017)
- Subject
- African trypanosomiasis
Nigeria
Africa
United Kingdom
sleeping sickness
parasites
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
1080-6059
Human African trypanosomiasis has not been reported in Nigeria since 2012. Nevertheless, limitations of current surveillance programs mean that undetected infections may persist. We report a recent case of stage 2 trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense acquired in Nigeria and imported into the United Kingdom.