nagana

An often fatal disease of domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa, caused by various trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.

A very fatal, at present incurable infectious (but not contagious) disease of horses in Africa, caused by the presence of flagellate protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. The parasites live in the blood-plasma, and are transmitted by the tsetse-fly, Glossina morsitans. Also called tsetse-fly disease.

A disease of horses and other domestic animals, transmitted by the tsetse fly; any trypanosomiasis, especially the variety caused by Trypanosoma brucei.

A disease of vertebrates caused by trypanosomes.