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. 2008 Feb 26;5(2):e55. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050055

Figure 2. HAT Transmission Cycle.

Figure 2

In T. b. gambiense the cycle is mostly human-to-human (central circle); occasionally transmission may occur from animal to human. In T. b. rhodesiense the animal reservoir plays an important role in the cycle, thus sustaining parasite transmission and human infections.