ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. This
disease presents with symptoms depending on the form of the protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma
brucei rhodesiense or Trypanosoma brucei gambiense). Transmission is through the bite
of an infected tsetse fly. Confirmation is by identification of Trypanosoma brucei
in a blood or tissue sample.;
A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. This
disease presents with symptoms depending on the form of the protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma
brucei rhodesiense or Trypanosoma brucei gambiense). Transmission is through the bite
of an infected tsetse fly. Confirmation is by identification of Trypanosoma brucei
in a blood or tissue sample.