Gambiense trypanosomiasis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

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.

sections/codes in this section (1F51.0-1F51.0)

• Meningitis in Gambiense trypanosomiasis  (1F51.00)
• Other specified gambiense trypanosomiasis  (1F51.0Y)
• Gambiense trypanosomiasis, unspecified  (1F51.0Z)

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