Civil unrest in key endemic regions, such as the Central African Republic and southwestern Cameroon, has hindered disease ...

A comprehensive strategy that combines pharmacological advances, vector control, public outreach to raise awareness and ...

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.

Sleeping sickness is no longer a health threat in Guinea, which may be a tipping point in the continent’s efforts to beat the pathogen ...

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) remain a significant health burden in tropical and subtropical regions, with limited ...

This may allow sleeping sickness to be wiped out altogether. While some fear the parasite may also be hiding in animals, it is thought the major reservoir is humans. So if all people are treated ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein complex, potentially paving the way for novel drug discovery in the future.

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. These parasites ...

The Human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, is a potentially fatal disease caused by parasites called Trypanosoma. These parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of an ...