Volume 18, Number 2—February 2012
Dispatch
Multiorgan Dysfunction Caused by Travel-associated African Trypanosomiasis
Lucy E. Cottle
, Joanna R. Peters1, Alison Hall, J. Wendi Bailey, Harry A. Noyes, Jane E. Rimington, Nicholas J. Beeching, S. Bertel Squire, and Mike B.J. Beadsworth
, Joanna R. Peters1, Alison Hall, J. Wendi Bailey, Harry A. Noyes, Jane E. Rimington, Nicholas J. Beeching, S. Bertel Squire, and Mike B.J. BeadsworthTable 2
Reports to ProMED-mail of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infections associated with travel to or bordering Zambia, 2010*
| Month of report | ProMED-mail archive no. | Nationality of patient | Travel activity | Area visited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 20100915.3338 | Zambian | Visiting game ranch | South Luangwa Valley, Zambia |
| 20100915.3338 | American | Hunting safari | South Luangwa Valley, Zambia | |
| October† | 20101022.3833 | British | Camping safari | South Luangwa National Park, Lower Zambez National Park, Kafu National Park, Zambia |
| 20101022.3833 | British | Visiting national park | Mana Pool National Park, Zimbabwe (bordering Zambia) | |
| November | 20101111.4093 | South African national of Scandinavian origin | Hiking | Luangwa River area, Zambia |
*Reports in (6). Since the start of 2005, 11 other cases of T. b. rhodesiense infection in travelers have been reported in ProMED-mail; those cases were acquired in Uganda (1), Tanzania (3), and Malawi (7).
†Case presented in this report.
1Current affiliation: Worthing Hospital, Worthing, UK.
