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Descriptor English:
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Trypanosomiasis, African
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Tripanosomiasis Africana
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Tripanossomíase Africana
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Synonyms English:
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African Sleeping Sickness
African Sleeping Sicknesses
African Trypanosomiases
African Trypanosomiasis
Nagana
Sickness, African Sleeping
Sicknesses, African Sleeping
Sleeping Sickness, African
Sleeping Sicknesses, African
Trypanosomiases, African
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Tree Number:
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C01.610.752.300.900.719
C01.920.937
SP4.012.148.184
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Definition English:
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A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the TSETSE FLY. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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for trypanosomiasis in tropical Africa caused by any species of Trypanosoma; coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; coordinate IM with TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE (IM) for Gambian trypanosomiasis; entry term NAGANA: coordinate TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN /vet (IM) with specific Trypanosoma species (IM) + animal disease term (IM) + specific animal (IM or NIM) + check tag ANIMALS; specify geographic term pertinent
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History Note English:
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NAGANA was heading 1991-94; was see under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN 1973-90; was see under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE 1968-mid 72
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14755
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Unique Identifier:
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D014353
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