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We studied endotoxin concentrations in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of <jats:italic>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense<\/jats:italic> patients using the chromogenic <jats:italic>Limulus<\/jats:italic> Amoebocyte lysate assay. The relationship of endotoxin concentration to the presentation of gross signs of inflammation and the inflammatory\/counter-inflammatory cytokine profile of the relevant compartments were analysed. We demonstrate that HAT patients exhibit parasitaemia-independent plasma endotoxaemia, and that this is associated with splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. Endotoxin concentrations normalize rapidly after treatment. There was no evidence of endotoxin release in the CNS. A rapid normalization of endotoxin levels after treatment and lack of association with parasitaemia suggest that gut leakage is the main source of endotoxin in the circulation. 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