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Medical Definition of Glossina morsitans
1. A species originally thought to be the sole transmitter of Trypanosoma brucei brucei, the cause of nagana in central Africa; this species transmits this disease in some regions, but it is not the sole or even always the principal transmitting agent; it is the vector of T. Brucei rhodesiense, one of the pathogenic agents of East African, Rhodesian, or acute sleeping sickness. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glossina Morsitans
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