"Trypanosomiasis, African" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the TSETSE FLY. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D014353
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.900.719
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| Concept/Terms |
Trypanosomiasis, African- Trypanosomiasis, African
- African Trypanosomiases
- Trypanosomiases, African
- African Trypanosomiasis
- African Sleeping Sickness
- African Sleeping Sicknesses
- Sickness, African Sleeping
- Sicknesses, African Sleeping
- Sleeping Sickness, African
- Sleeping Sicknesses, African
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trypanosomiasis, African" by people in Profiles.
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Black SJ, Mansfield JM. Prospects for vaccination against pathogenic African trypanosomes. Parasite Immunol. 2016 Dec; 38(12):735-743.
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Frenkel D, Zhang F, Guirnalda P, Haynes C, Bockstal V, Radwanska M, Magez S, Black SJ. Trypanosoma brucei Co-opts NK Cells to Kill Splenic B2 B Cells. PLoS Pathog. 2016 07; 12(7):e1005733.
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Bockstal V, Guirnalda P, Caljon G, Goenka R, Telfer JC, Frenkel D, Radwanska M, Magez S, Black SJ. T. brucei infection reduces B lymphopoiesis in bone marrow and truncates compensatory splenic lymphopoiesis through transitional B-cell apoptosis. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Jun; 7(6):e1002089.
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Sternberg JM, Black SJ, Magez S. African trypanosomiasis: new insights for disease control. Preface. Parasitology. 2010 Dec; 137(14):1975.
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Black SJ, Guirnalda P, Frenkel D, Haynes C, Bockstal V. Induction and regulation of Trypanosoma brucei VSG-specific antibody responses. Parasitology. 2010 Dec; 137(14):2041-9.
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Radwanska M, Guirnalda P, De Trez C, Ryffel B, Black S, Magez S. Trypanosomiasis-induced B cell apoptosis results in loss of protective anti-parasite antibody responses and abolishment of vaccine-induced memory responses. PLoS Pathog. 2008 May 30; 4(5):e1000078.
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Black SJ, Sicard EL, Murphy N, Nolan D. Innate and acquired control of trypanosome parasitaemia in Cape buffalo. Int J Parasitol. 2001 May 01; 31(5-6):562-5.
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Black SJ, Seed JR, Murphy NB. Innate and acquired resistance to African trypanosomiasis. J Parasitol. 2001 Feb; 87(1):1-9.
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Wang Q, Murphy N, Black SJ. Infection-associated decline of cape buffalo blood catalase augments serum trypanocidal activity. Infect Immun. 1999 Jun; 67(6):2797-803.
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Black SJ, Wang Q, Makadzange T, Li YL, Van Praagh A, Loomis M, Seed JR. Anti-Trypanosoma brucei activity of nonprimate zoo sera. J Parasitol. 1999 Feb; 85(1):48-53.