A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Rhodesian sleeping sickness in humans. It is carried by Glossina pallidipes, G. morsitans and occasionally other species of game-attacking tsetse flies.
Entry Term(s)
Trypanosoma rhodesiense
Previous Indexing
Trypanosoma (1966-1986)
Trypanosoma brucei brucei (1972-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92; was see TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI 1987-91; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE was see TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI 1987-91
Online Note
use TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI to search TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE & TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE 1987-91
History Note
92; was see TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI 1987-91; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE was see TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI 1987-91
A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Rhodesian sleeping sickness in humans. It is carried by Glossina pallidipes, G. morsitans and occasionally other species of game-attacking tsetse flies.