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SUBMITTER: Menachery A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3481117 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20121026
Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a deadly disease endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, caused by single-celled protozoan parasites. Although it has been targeted for elimination by 2020, this will only be realized if diagnosis can be improved to enable identification and treatment of afflicted patients. Existing techniques of detection are restricted by their limited field-applicability, sensitivity and capacity for automation. Microfluidic-based technologies offer the potential f ...[more]