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Where can I contract West African trypanosomiasis?

Where can I contract West African trypanosomiasis? Where can I contract West African trypanosomiasis? Tsetse flies are found only in Africa and they live in rural environments. West African trypanosomiasis can be contracted in parts of central Africa and in a few areas of West Africa. Most of the reported cases are found in central… Read More »

What is West African trypanosomiasis?

What is West African trypanosomiasis? What is West African trypanosomiasis? There are two types of African trypanosomiasis (also called sleeping sickness); each named for the region of Africa in which it was found historically. Individuals can become infected with West African trypanosomiasis if they receive a bite from an infected tsetse fly, which is only… Read More »