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Gambiense trypanosomiasis
Tripanossomíase por Trypanosoma gambiense
CategoryDefinition
West African or Gambian African trypanosomiasis, is a disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which is transmitted to human hosts by bites of infected tsetse flies Glossina palpalis. The reservoirs of infection for these vectors are exclusively human in West African trypanosomiasis.
Inclusions
- West African sleeping sickness
- Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense