Development of a Vaccine Against Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)
with Dr. Delphine Autheman, PhD
Tues. April 26, 2022, 12:00 - 12:50 pm, via Zoom
This presentation will focus on the development of a vaccine against African trypanosomiasis. African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by flagellated extracellular parasites that survive in the tissue fluids and the bloodstream, affecting both humans and animals. It is colloquially referred to as "sleeping sickness" due to the disturbed sleep patients experience when infected. The animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) – also called Nagana – is caused by the tsetse-fly-transmitted parasites