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Max Barnhart

Treatment for acute sleeping sickness has been brutal — until now

Alexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness during a two-day mobile screening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He had complained about nervous tics and fatigue. (Xavier Vaheed-DNDi)

Acute sleeping sickness – the treatment is almost as horrific as the disease.

But now there is encouraging news about an oral medication – one that's also been used for chronic sleeping sickness to great success.

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