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PRO/AH/EDR> Trypanosomiasis, African – Canada ex Zambia

African Trypanosomiasis -- ZambiaThe Ottawa GeoSentinel site reported HAT in a 59-year old Canadian woman who had visited Zambia in June 2015. She spent 9 days in the South Luangwa National Park, 3 days in the Lower Zambezi National Park, 1 day in Lusaka, and then returned to Ottawa on 30 Jun 2015. She felt unwell on her flight home with extreme fatigue, fever and chills. She sought medical attention on 6 Jul 2015 and was diagnosed with African trypanosomiasis with high-grade parasitemia on peripheral Read more [...]