title: [African trypanosomiasis in the Republic of Guinea].
abstract: The information on the Gambian form of African human trypanosomiasis (AHT), collected in Guinea, is analyzed. The fauna of tsetse flies currently numbers at least 8 species. Two species are the vectors of AHT. These include G.(N.) palpalis and G.(N.) tachinoides, the latter of which is the vector of animal trypanosomiasis ("nagana" cattle disease) as well. In the period of 1991 to 1997, the country's incidence of AHT was 9.6:100,000. The highest morbidity was established in the natural region of Lower Guinea (23.4:100,000, with mortality rates of 1.1 to 18.5%). A clinical study of the population of a few villages in this region revealed 6 patients with AHT. Its clinical diagnosis was parasitologically verified. Preliminary studies suggest the circulation of the pathogen of AHT in Guinea, the most active foci of which are in Lower Guinea. The epidemiological features of AHT and its epidemic significance for Guinea are yet to be studied.
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Camara
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Balde
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Lienko
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Danilkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D006041:Goats; D016701:Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D014347:Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan