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A form of Human African Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. It has a slow course with few symptoms in the initial phase. It is usually transmitted by a tsetse fly species of the riverine group (Glossina palpalis) in a man-fly-man cycle. While animals can also get infected with T.b. gambiense, the role such infected animals play in transmission still needs to be clarified.
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(2010). West African Sleeping Sickness. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_6918
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