Kaur Raminder, Gupta V K, Dhariwal A C, Jain D C, Shiv Lal
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, 22, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi.
J Commun Dis. 2007 Jun;39(2):71-4.
Human Trypanosomiasis is a rare occurrence in India. In the cases reported so far the disease causative species have been the species infective to animals viz., Trypanosoma lewisi and Trypanosoma evansi. These animal species usually non pathogenic in humans can acquire the desired virulence and emerge as human pathogens causing serious disease, in the right combination of environmental, host related and organism related factors. We report here a case of trypanosomiasis caused by the rodent parasite T. lewisi in a two months old infant in urban Mumbai. Under the fastly changing environmental scenario there is an urgent need to be prepared for the emerging zoonoses. Any unusual disease occurrence in a given geographical area acquires a special significance in this context and should be reported to assess its public health importance and be prepared to deal with the consequent challenges posed, if any.
人类锥虫病在印度较为罕见。在迄今为止报告的病例中，致病物种均为感染动物的物种，即刘易斯锥虫和伊氏锥虫。这些通常对人类无致病性的动物物种，在环境、宿主相关和生物体相关因素的适当组合下，可获得所需的毒力并成为导致严重疾病的人类病原体。我们在此报告一例由啮齿动物寄生虫刘易斯锥虫引起的锥虫病病例，患者为孟买市区一名两个月大的婴儿。在快速变化的环境形势下，迫切需要为新出现的人畜共患病做好准备。在这种情况下，特定地理区域内任何不寻常的疾病发生都具有特殊意义，应予以报告，以评估其对公共卫生的重要性，并准备应对可能随之而来的挑战（如有）。
