Among these diseases is the infamous sleeping sickness, caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma brucei. This parasite is transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of the tsetse fly.

The parasitologist noted that climate change contributes to the escalation of especially, vector-borne NTDs, including sleeping sickness. The don said, “Studies have shown that climate change ...

Pharmaceuticals are essential for eliminating sleeping sickness, but vector control is also a crucial tool. The good news here is that killing the tsetse flies that carry the parasite is ...

Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by infection by protozoan parasites. It is generally transmitted to humans by the bite of the tsetse fly. According to the World Health ...

An insect vector is involved in transmission of both sleeping sickness and Chagas disease (3). Research continues aiming to unravel the transmission process and mechanisms by which the parasite ...

Neglected tropical diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness ... and innovative vector control technologies like genetic modifications. Understanding vector ...

In 2004, when physician Dr. Wilfried Mutombo began treating patients diagnosed with sleeping sickness, the available treatments were themselves horrific and sometimes deadly. "The widely available ...

A single pill may be 100 per cent effective at treating early-to-intermediate stage sleeping sickness. In a small trial, people with this stage of sleeping sickness showed no signs of having the ...

Guinea has hit a major milestone: sleeping sickness rates have dropped so low that the disease is no longer considered a health threat (there is now less than one case per 10,000 people).

They also severely hinder the agricultural, economic, and social development of entire regions. Among these diseases is the infamous sleeping sickness, caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma brucei.

This often fatal disease found in many African countries is painful and lengthy to treat. But a single oral dose proved incredibly effective in a... In 2004, when physician Dr. Wilfried Mutombo ...