African trypanosomiasis gambiense, Italy

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Nov;11(11):1745-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1111.050649.

Abstract

African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware of this potentially fatal disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Central African Republic
  • Female
  • Gabon
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel*
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / isolation & purification*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / diagnosis
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / epidemiology*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / parasitology