Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma.

The World Health Organization has congratulated Guinea for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness - a neglected tropical disease. This is the first neglected tropical disease ...

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of infected tsetse flies. Early symptoms include fever, headaches, and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem. This form of human African trypanosomiasis ...

The disease, also known as Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is spread by infected tsetse flies and is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The Trypanosoma parasite enters the central nervous system ...

Dr Wilfriend Mutombo used to be the only doctor in a village of 11,000 ridden with sleeping sickness infections. He would ...

A recent report from the World Health Organisation confirmed that Guinea, a country in West Africa has successfully eradicated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) disease ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Sleeping sickness, or Human African trypanosomiasis, has been eliminated as a public health problem in Guinea, with cases falling below one per 10,000 ...

Sleeping sickness, medically known as Human African trypanosomiasis, is a parasite spread through the bite of tsetse flies, who thrived in the swampy mangrove of Guinea’s coast. The historic ...

In the lead-up to World NTD Day 2025, Guinea announced the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness as a public health problem. The country’s first-ever elimination of ...

“[The] announcement is both a testament to the global progress against neglected tropical diseases and a beacon of hope for nations still battling human African trypanosomiasis,” Dr Tedros ...