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		Fact sheet No 259: African Trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness - March 2001 (WHO, 2001, 4 p.)
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			Definition of the disease
			Animal trypanosomiasis
			Major epidemics
			The Geographical distribution of the disease
			Infection and symptoms
			Case management
			Treatment
			First phase treatments
			Second phase treatments
			The Role of the World Health Organization

Treatment

If the disease is diagnosed early, the chances of cure are high. The type of treatment depends on the phase of the disease: initial or neurological. Success in the latter phase depends on having a drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the parasite. Four drugs have been used until now.