Human African Trypanosomiasis in Emigrant Returning to China from Gabon, 2017

oleh: Xinyu Wang, Qiaoling Ruan, Wen-Hong Zhang, Jianfei Gu, Yiyi Qian, Muxin Chen, Qin Liu, Qing Lu, Wenhong Zhang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01

Deskripsi

Human African trypanosomiasis is endemic to parts of sub-Saharan Africa and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have visited or lived in Africa. We report a 2017 case of stage 2 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense disease in an emigrant who returned to China from Gabon.