TrypSkin: Bloodstream and Dermal Trypanosome Detection in Guinea and DRC

Detection of bloodstream and dermal trypanosomes in individuals seropositive but parasitologically unconfirmed for human African trypanosomiasis in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (TrypSkin): a prospective sub-study of the Phase II/III DNDi-OXA-04-HAT trial. The dataset is authored by Brice Rotureau and was last updated on 2026-04-29. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Validate diagnostic methods for HAT based on bloodstream and dermal trypanosome detection.
• Analyze correlations between serological status and parasitological confirmation in HAT.
• Study the epidemiology of HAT in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo based on trial sub-study data.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a named Phase II/III clinical trial (DNDi-OXA-04-HAT).
• Focuses on a specific, clinically challenging population (seropositive but parasitologically unconfirmed individuals).
• Explicitly covers two distinct geographical regions: Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Prospective sub-study of the Phase II/III DNDi-OXA-04-HAT trial.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 06:28:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo