Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009

P Gautret; J Clerinx; E Caumes; F Simon; M Jensenius; L Loutan; P Schlagenhauf; F Castelli; D Freedman; A Miller; U Bronner; P Parola; Collective for EuroTravNet

doi:10.2807/ese.14.36.19327-en

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Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009
P Gautret¹ , J Clerinx² , E Caumes³ , F Simon⁴ , M Jensenius⁵ , L Loutan⁶ , P Schlagenhauf⁷ , F Castelli⁸ , D Freedman⁹ , A Miller¹⁰ , U Bronner¹¹ , P Parola¹ , Collective for EuroTravNet¹²
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Affiliations: ¹ Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Hôpital Nord AP-HM, Marseille, France ² Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium ³ Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France ⁴ Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Military Hospital Lavéran, Marseille, France ⁵ Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo, Norway ⁶ Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland ⁷ Zurich University, WHO collaborative Centre for Travel Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland ⁸ Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy ⁹ Traveler Health Clinic, Wiliam C. Gorgas Center for Geographic Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama, Birmingham, United States ¹⁰ Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom ¹¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden ¹² ECDC collaborative network for travel and tropical medicine: http://www.istm.org/eurotravnet/main.html

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Citation style for this article: Gautret P, Clerinx J, Caumes E, Simon F, Jensenius M, Loutan L, Schlagenhauf P, Castelli F, Freedman D, Miller A, Bronner U, Parola P, for EuroTravNet Collective. Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(36):pii=19327. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.36.19327-en Received: 24 Aug 2009

Abstract

Physicians in Europe are likely to see more African trypanosomiasis cases because of the increasing popularity of travel to Africa. In this paper the literature on imported cases in Europe, since 2005 is reviewed. Because of the high mortality risk associated with acute Rhodesian trypanosomiasis, travellers should be informed about preventive measures and the early disease manifestations.