title: African trypanosomiasis gambiense, Italy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore Hospital of Negrar, Verona, Italy. zeno.bisoffi@sacrocuore.it
authors.forename: Zeno
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bisoffi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beltrame
authors.forename: Geraldo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arzese
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marocco
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rorato
authors.forename: Mariella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anselmi
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viale
mesh_terms: 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