The origins of a new Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness outbreak in eastern Uganda

E M Fèvre; P G Coleman; M Odiit; J W Magona; S C Welburn; M E Woolhouse

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The origins of a new Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness outbreak in eastern Uganda

E M Fèvre, P G Coleman, M Odiit, J W Magona, S C Welburn, M E Woolhouse

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Sleeping sickness, caused by two trypanosome subspecies, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is a parasitic disease transmitted by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. We report on a recent outbreak of T b rhodesiense sleeping sickness outside the established south-east Ugandan focus, in Soroti District where the disease had previously been absent. Soroti District has been the subject of large-scale livestock restocking activities and, because domestic cattle are important reservoirs of T b rhodesiense, we investigated the role of cattle in the origins of the outbreak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	625-8
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	358
Issue number	9282
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05778-6
Publication status	Published - 25 Aug 2001

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Adult
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Case-Control Studies
Cattle
Chi-Square Distribution
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Male
Maps as Topic
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Trypanosomiasis, African
Uganda

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