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Journal Article
|Commentary

The Unknown Risk of Vertical Transmission in Sleeping Sickness--a Literature Review

Lindner AK, Priotto G
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Abstract
Children with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) present with a range of generally non-specific symptoms. Late diagnosis is frequent with often tragic outcomes. Trypanosomes can infect the foetus by crossing the placenta. Unequivocal cases of congenital infection that have been reported include newborn babies of infected mothers who were diagnosed with HAT in the first 5 days of life and children of infected mothers who had never entered an endemic country themselves.

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Subject Area

neglected tropical diseasessleeping sickness

Languages

English
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000783
Published Date
21 Dec 2010
PubMed ID
21200416
Journal
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 4, Issue 12
Issue Date
2010-12-21
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