African sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis) is a parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma (T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense). It is transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of infected tsetse flies (Glossina spp.), which are native to sub-Saharan Africa.
African sleeping sickness is transmitted by which vector?
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