Stingl Peter
Tropenmedizin (DTMH London), Steingaden.
MMW Fortschr Med. 2006 Sep 14;148(37):52-3.
At present there is a steady rise in African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) transmitted by the Tsetse fly, and which if left untreated, is fatal. Thanks to more than so years of neglect by research, our therapeutic repertoire is limited to medications with a high level of toxicity. Both WHO and international aid organizations are pushing hard for the development of new, more efficient drugs that can be readily applied in the field.
目前，由采采蝇传播的非洲昏睡病（锥虫病）呈稳步上升趋势，若不加以治疗，该病会致人死亡。由于研究工作多年来被忽视，我们的治疗方法仅限于使用毒性很大的药物。世界卫生组织和国际援助组织都在大力推动研发新的、更有效的药物，以便能在实地轻松应用。
