Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native Africa as a result of mutations to key genes, a study shows.

to discuss ways of tackling the African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness or Nagana. The disease is estimated to claim over 50,000 lives annually, while over 65 million people ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Ivory Coast for eliminating sleeping sickness as a public health problem, according to a statement on Thursday. The WHO said the West African ...

This malady should not be confused with African sleeping sickness, which is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly, but is a frequent accompaniment of influenza and other winter diseases.