Guinea has officially joined Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad in eliminating human ...

By Sharon Atieno Guinea has eeliminated the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem.It has managed to control the gambiense form of the disease to below the ...

In a major breakthrough for rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis (r-HAT) treatment, in August 2024 WHO recommended fexinidazole to replace ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause deadly diseases in humans and animals ... the details of RNA biogenesis and processing in Trypanosoma brucei (T.brucei). In addition to its impact on human ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) World health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday congratulated Guinea for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis or ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health ...

Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases ... the architecture of the tetrameric Trypanosoma brucei nuclear cap-binding complex.

The disease, also known as sleeping sickness, is caused by two types of parasitic protozoans. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, found in 24 countries in West and Central Africa, accounts for more than 92 ...

The disease is most common in regions where pigs are raised ... is caused by the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Like malaria, the parasite is ...