Whole genome sequencing shows sleeping sickness relapse is due to parasite regrowth and not reinfection
Richardson JB, Evans B, Pyana PP, Van Reet N, Sistrom M, Büscher P, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Whole genome sequencing shows sleeping sickness relapse is due to parasite regrowth and not reinfection. Evolutionary Applications 2016, 9: 381-393. PMID: 26834831, PMCID: PMC4721075, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSame patientHuman African trypanosomiasisHigh incidencePatientsTrypanosoma brucei gambienseHAT casesDrug resistanceDisease controlRelapseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsBrucei gambienseWhole-genome sequencingAfrican trypanosomiasisPathogenic levelsSaharan AfricaNucleotide polymorphismsOriginal strainRecent studiesTreatmentPromising new setFunctional studiesNovel insightsReinfectionFuture functional studiesNew strain