Human African Trypanosomiasis in Emigrant Returning to China from Gabon, 2017

Abstract

Human African trypanosomiasis is endemic to parts of sub-Saharan Africa and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have visited or lived in Africa. We report a 2017 case of stage 2 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense disease in an emigrant who returned to China from Gabon.

Keywords

• Human African trypanosomiasis
• Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
• African sleeping sickness
• travel
• Gabon
• Africa