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Abstract
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).
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- Trypanosoma brucei
- Trypanosoma brucei bruceus
- Trypanosoma bruceus
- brucei brucei, Trypanosoma
- brucei, Trypanosoma brucei
- bruceus, Trypanosoma
- bruceus, Trypanosoma brucei
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing 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
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History Note
84; was TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83
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- Trypanosoma (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014346. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014346
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_brucei
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33244