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Trypanosoma spp
Animals Mainly Affected
Major Geographic Distribution
T congolense
Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs, pigs, camels, horses, most wild animals
South and eastern Africa
T vivax
Cattle, sheep, goats, camels, horses, various wild animals
Africa, Central and South America, West Indiesa
T brucei brucei
All domestic and various wild animals; most severe in dogs, horses, cats
T brucei rhodesiense
Cattle, wild hooved stock, people
T brucei gambiense
Cattle, sheep, goats, people
West and central Africa, including Uganda
T simiae
Domestic and wild pigs, horses, camels
a In non-tsetse areas, transmission is by biting flies.
