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Table 1. National treatment schedules for 2^nd stage T.b. rhodesiense HAT.

	Uganda	Tanzania	Kenya	Malawi
Suramin pre-treatment (mg/kg)
1^st dose	5	5	NA	5
2^nd dose		20	NA	20
Melarsoprol treatment (mg/kg)
1^st series	0.5, 0.72, 1.08	2.2, 2.52, 2.88	3.6, 3.6, 3.6	3.6, 3.6, 3.6
2^nd series	1.44, 2.80, 2.2	2.88, 3.24, 3.6	3.6, 3.6, 3.6	3.6, 3.6, 3.6
3^rd series	2.52, 2.88, 3.24	3.6, 3.6, 3.6	3.6, 3.6, 3.6	3.6, 3.6, 3.6
4^th series	3.6, 3.6, 3.6		3.6, 3.6, 3.6
Total melarsoprol (mg/kg)	27	28.08	43.2	32.4
Hospitalization time (days)	29	27	33	26

NA:not applicable; i.v. melarsoprol injections at 24 hours intervals per series, each series spaced by 5 to 7 days resting periods; further variations of the schedules at local level.

Table 1. National treatment schedules for 2nd stage T.b. rhodesiense HAT.

Table 1. National treatment schedules for 2^nd stage T.b. rhodesiense HAT.