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To the Editor: Gambian trypanosomiasis is rarely reported to result from a needle stick in the laboratory. We report such a case. On March 5, 1992, a 50-year-old laboratory technician accidentally stuck her left hand with a needle containing Trypanosoma gambiense (strain FEO ITMAP-1893) after inoculating two mice with the organism. The strain is not considered very pathogenic. Local disinfection was performed immediately.

The technician was asymptomatic until March 13, when she noted the abrupt onset of fever (temperature, 39 °C). Two days later, the thenar region of her left hand became erythematous, warm, and swollen. Her temperature rose to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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