: trypanosomiasis (especially when caused by Trypanosoma brucei) of domestic animals
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“Nagana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nagana. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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nagana
noun
na·ga·na
variants
also n'gana
: a highly fatal disease of domestic animals in tropical Africa caused by a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma and transmitted by tsetse and other biting flies
broadly
: trypanosomiasis of domestic animals
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