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
Previous Indexing
Trypanosoma (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
84; was TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83
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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).