Neopterin and CXCL-13 in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness: Lessons from the Field in Angola

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Cohort study conducted in Angola between 2008 and 2011. The enrolment process of 247 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense-infected patients and controls is shown. This cohort is composed of 19 controls, 67 patients with stage 1, 34 patients with intermediate stage, and 127 patients with advanced stage 2. All HAT patients were treated according to their stage.