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View Post: Innovation Africa - VisionBiotech
5 Nov 2009 by FSG  
Vision Biotech (Cape Town, South Africa) is developing rapid diagnostic test platforms for African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, and dengue fever. Vision is a specialist development and contract manufacture company. ...
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View Post: NCBI updates.... G3N3.com: What's new for 'Trypanosomatids' in PubMed
27 Oct 2009 by Jason  
DISCUSSION: In the coastal area of Guinea with mangrove swamp, direct examination of lymph node fluid puncture seems to be the most contributive test for the diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis. ...
View Blog: NCBI updates.... G3N3.com - http://ncbiupdatesg3n3.blogspot.com/

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View Post: Improved Treatment for Sleeping Sickness Now Available
Doctors ...
2 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: Endemic Infectious Disease: African trypanosomiasis (sleeping ...
25 Oct 2009 by Anne  
Overview African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a severe disease, which is fatal if left untreated. It is closely related to a widespread infection of cattle known as N'gana, which restricts cattle rearing in many ...
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View Post: TropIKA: The good news on sleeping sickness
6 Oct 2009 by Paul Chinnock  
John Kabayo, the coordinator of the African Union's Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign announced that: “Kenya, Uganda and Ghana are to start aerial spraying of tsetseflies immediately. The other tsetse infected ...
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View Post: Human African trypanosomiasis.
17 Oct 2009 by Brun R, Blum J, Chappuis F, Burri C  
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by tsetse flies. Almost all cases are due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, ...
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View Post: Bisbenzamidines and bisbenzamidoximes for the treatment of Human ...
7 Jun 2009 by Tien Huang, Xavier University of Louisiana  
Bisbenzamidines and bisbenzamidoximes for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis. Xavier University of Louisiana posted on 06/04/2009. request more info; share with a friend; LICENSE ONLINE. Disclosed are bisbenzamidine and ...
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View Post: Trypanosomiasis in India « Adventure Doc: Travel and Expedition ...
16 Dec 2007 by Adventure Doc  
African Trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease, generally spread by the bite of an infected Tse Tse Fly. Symptoms include lethargy, fever and neurologic symptoms such as difficulty walking. Oddly, none of the cases reported in India ...
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View Post: Tap wealth of local products emerging to fight 'neglected ...
3 Nov 2009 by BJS  
... and syphilis, and is developing tests for schistosomiasis and treponematoses;; Vision Biotech (Cape Town, South Africa) is developing rapid diagnostic test platforms for African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, and dengue fever; ...
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