Steverding Dietmar
Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
Kinetoplastid Biol Dis. 2006 Apr 25;5:1. doi: 10.1186/1475-9292-5-1.
Human African trypanosomiasis is a threat to millions of people living in sub-Saharan countries and is fatal unless treated. At present, the serological and parasitological tests used in the field for diagnosis of sleeping sickness have low specificity and sensitivity. There is clearly an urgent need for accurate tools for both diagnosis and staging of the disease. The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics and the World Health Organization have announced that they will collaborate to develop and evaluate new diagnostic tests for human African trypanosomiasis.
人类非洲锥虫病对生活在撒哈拉以南国家的数百万人构成威胁，如不治疗会导致死亡。目前，用于现场诊断昏睡病的血清学和寄生虫学检测特异性和灵敏度较低。显然，迫切需要准确的疾病诊断和分期工具。创新型新诊断方法基金会和世界卫生组织宣布，它们将合作开发和评估用于人类非洲锥虫病的新诊断检测方法。
