Human African Trypanosomiasis Presenting at Least 29 Years after Infection—What Can This Teach Us about the Pathogenesis and Control of This Neglected Tropical Disease?
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1 Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, 3 Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend Hospital, Wales, United Kingdom, 4 Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 5 Nuffield Dept of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 6 Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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