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The Fine Print:
Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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9 comments:
T brucei rhodesiense?
Trypanosoma brucei by morphology and I would guess rhodesiense by geographic location.
T. brucei rhodesiense
T. Cruzi
100% pos---T.brucei rhodesiense
T. brucei, I do not think the 2 species can be differentiated by morphology.
Adnan
Oppps the questions says East Africa, so that would go more with T. brucei rhodisiense. My bad.
Bobbi, Is there a line of demarcation between the 2 subspecies, or is there some ov erlap? T.brucei by the way.
Fred P - I recall seeing a map of the distribution of rhodesiense and gambiense and that there is no overlap, but I just checked the CDC website to be sure:
"At present, there is no overlap in their geographic distribution."
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/epi.html
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