African trypanosomiasis in travelers returning to the United Kingdom

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jan;8(1):74-6. doi: 10.3201/eid0801.010130.

Abstract

Two returning safari tourists with African trypanosomiasis were admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, in a 3-day period, compared with six cases in the previous 14 years. We describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and problems encountered in accessing appropriate therapy, and discuss the potential for emergence of this disease in increasingly adventurous international travelers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Kenya
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Suramin / therapeutic use*
  • Tanzania
  • Travel
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / diagnosis*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / drug therapy
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / epidemiology
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • Zambia

Substances

  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • Suramin