New drug targets sleeping sickness

Antwerp and Ghent scientists discover new drug for deadly disease.

Antwerp and Ghent scientists have discovered a new drug against African 'sleeping sickness'. "This disease seems to be on its way out, but it is still very useful to have a new drug to fall back on, because we can’t rule out another sudden upswing ", says Prof. Guy Caljon (UAntwerp).

African trypanosomiasis, also called 'sleeping sickness', is a deadly disease caused by the Trypanosoma brucei parasite, which lives in the tsetse fly. When an infected fly bites a person for its bloodmeal, the disease can start to develop. ...
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