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Trypanosoma brucei brucei MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Trypanosoma brucei brucei
Tree Number(s)
B01.268.475.868.887.080
Unique ID
D014346
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014346
Annotation
causes nagana and also TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE in African cattle or TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN /‌vet in African game animals; infection: coord IM with TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN (IM) but see note there for entry term NAGANA see TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
Scope Note
A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes nagana in domestic and game animals in Africa. It apparently does not infect humans. It is transmitted by bites of tsetse flies (Glossina).
Entry Term(s)
Trypanosoma brucei
Registry Numbers
txid5702
Previous Indexing
Trypanosoma (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
84; was TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83
Online Note
use TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI to search TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83
History Note
84; was TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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