Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. This disease is characterised by a chancre at the site of the bite. This disease may also present with fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, or lymphadenopathy. Transmission is through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Confirmation is by identification of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in a blood sample, lymph node fluid, or biopsy of the chancre.

Inclusions

• East African sleeping sickness
• Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

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