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Compare and contrast american vs african trypanosomiasis

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African- only in the blood, tsetse fly vector, Larviparous fly, antigenic variation, Nadama reservoir

American- in blood and tissues, kissing bug vector, incomplete metamorphoses, small mamal reservoir, more deadly

Both- chronic and acute forms,
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