African trypanosomiasis gambiense, Italy.
African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense has not been reported in Italy. We report 2 cases diagnosed in the summer of 2004. Theses cases suggest an increased risk for expatriates working in trypanosomiasis-endemic countries. Travel medicine clinics should be increasingly aware of this potentially fatal disease.
Bisoffi
Zeno
Z
Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore Hospital of Negrar, Verona, Italy. zeno.bisoffi@sacrocuore.it
Beltrame
Anna
A
Monteiro
Geraldo
G
Arzese
Alessandra
A
Marocco
Stefania
S
Rorato
Giada
G
Anselmi
Mariella
M
Viale
Pierluigi
P
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002488:Central African Republic; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014347:Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology