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East Africa: And Now, a New Drug for Sleeping Sickness
East African, 28 November 2018
Scientists working on Neglected Tropical Diseases have welcomed the approval of a new drug for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness. Read more »
New Sleeping Sickness Drug Gets Green Light
Fexinidazole is a new drug for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis commonly known as sleeping sickness. It is the first all-oral treatment for the disease which is transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly, and has been approved by the European Medicines Agency.
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Angola: 21 Positive Cases of Sleeping Sickness in Banga
ANGOP, 7 May 2018
Twenty - one positive cases of sleeping sickness were diagnosed in the last two weeks in the municipality of Banga, Cuanza Norte province, during the prospecting campaign held by… Read more »
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Kenya: Sleeping Sickness On the Rise, Warn Experts
Nation, 30 January 2017
Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC) has warned of rise in cases of sleeping sickness in the country. Read more »
