African trypanosomiasis

African trypanosomiasis definition - medical

African trypanosomiasis

noun
Either of two types of an often fatal, endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa: Gambian trypanosomiasis or Rhodesian trypanosomiasis.

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