Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024
Dispatch
Reemergence of Human African Trypanosomiasis Caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic and treatment information for 4 human African trypanosomiasis case-patients, Selamber Primary Hospital, Kucha Alfa District, South Nations Nationalities Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia, 2022*
Descriptions | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18 mo | 11 y | 20 y | 7 y |
Sex | F | M | M | M |
Date of onset | 2022 Mar 20 | 2022 Apr 5 | 2022 Jul 13 | 2022 Sep 11 |
Date of diagnosis | 2022 Apr 15 | 2022 May 28 | 2022 Oct 20 | 2022 Oct 29 |
CSF findings | Motile T. brucei spp. positive | Motile T. brucei spp. positive | Motile T. brucei spp. positive | Motile T. brucei spp. positive |
Treatment | None | None | Melarsoprol (2.2 mg/kg/d) | Melarsoprol (2.2 mg/kg/d) |
Final outcome | Died | Died | Died | Cured |
*CSF, cerebrospinal fluid
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