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African sleeping sickness in tourists returning from Tanzania: the first 2 Italian cases from a small outbreak among European travelers.
Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jan 01; 34(1):E18-22.CI

Abstract

A recent cluster of cases of African trypanosomiasis in humans (HAT) has been reported in tourists (most of whom were European) returning from Tanzania; we describe the first 2 patients (both of whom were Italian travelers) with HAT, who have been treated successfully. Because neither vaccine nor drug prophylaxis is currently recommended and/or available for persons traveling to areas of endemicity, physicians should be alerted about this uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease.

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Ripamonti D
Infectious Diseases Unit, General Hospital of Bergamo, Italy. djnrip@tin.it
Massari M
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Arici C
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Gabbi E
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Farina C
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Brini M
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Capatti C
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Suter F
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MeSH

AdultAnimalsDisease OutbreaksHumansItalyMaleTanzaniaTravelTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosomiasis, African

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11731969

Citation

Ripamonti, Diego, et al. "African Sleeping Sickness in Tourists Returning From Tanzania: the First 2 Italian Cases From a Small Outbreak Among European Travelers." Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, vol. 34, no. 1, 2002, pp. E18-22.
Ripamonti D, Massari M, Arici C, et al. African sleeping sickness in tourists returning from Tanzania: the first 2 Italian cases from a small outbreak among European travelers. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;34(1):E18-22.
Ripamonti, D., Massari, M., Arici, C., Gabbi, E., Farina, C., Brini, M., Capatti, C., & Suter, F. (2002). African sleeping sickness in tourists returning from Tanzania: the first 2 Italian cases from a small outbreak among European travelers. Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 34(1), E18-22.
Ripamonti D, et al. African Sleeping Sickness in Tourists Returning From Tanzania: the First 2 Italian Cases From a Small Outbreak Among European Travelers. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jan 1;34(1):E18-22. PubMed PMID: 11731969.
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