Gambiense trypanosomiasis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. This disease is characterised by fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, or malaise. This disease may also present with lymphadenopathy, weight loss, or neurological deficits. Transmission is through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Confirmation is by identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in a biopsy of the lymph node.

Inclusions

• Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
• West African sleeping sickness

Exclusions from above levels

• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2092703582 – Protozoal intestinal infections
• NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified