Concept information
Preferred term
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- gambienses, Trypanosoma
- Trypanosoma gambiense
- Trypanosoma gambienses
Note
- causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in several parts of Africa; infection: coord IM with TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
Scope note
- A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in humans. The vector host is usually the tsetse fly (Glossina).
History note
- 84; was TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE 1972-83
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014347
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