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Trypanosomiasis, African

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Definition: A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the TSETSE FLY. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals.  for trypanosomiasis in tropical Africa caused by any species of Trypanosoma: TN 188; coord IM with TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE (IM) for Gambian trypanosomiasis; X ref NAGANA: see MeSH definition & index under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN /vet (IM) + specifi    Other names Nagana; African Sleeping Sickness; Trypanosomiases, African; Sleeping Sicknesses, African; Sleeping Sickness, African; Sicknesses, African Sleeping; Sickness, African Sleeping; African Trypanosomiases; African Sleeping Sicknesses; African Trypanosomiasis
 
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1,6-bis(6-amino-2-methyl-4-quinolylamino)hexane  60504-61-2 4,6-Quinolinediamine, N4,N4'-1,6-hexanediylbis(2-methyl)-, stereoisomer  *Aminoquinolines Trypanosomiasis, African. J Protozool 1984;31(1):184

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