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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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Tripanossomose Africana
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Synonyms English:
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African Sleeping Sickness
Nagana
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Tree Number:
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C03.752.700.500.935.719
SP4.001.012.148.184
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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: TN 188; coord IM with TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE (IM) for Gambian trypanosomiasis; X ref NAGANA: see MeSH definition & index under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN /vet (IM) + specific Trypanosoma genus (IM) + animal/dis precoord (IM) + animal (IM or NIM) + check tag ANIMALS; specify geog if 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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