The best way to protect yourself is to avoid tsetse fly bites altogether. If you’re planning on visiting or residing in areas where African sleeping sickness is common, it is important to take ...

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.

African sleeping sickness—also known as human African trypanosomiasis—is a neglected tropical disease that is usually fatal ...