nagana

or n'ga·na

[ nuh-gah-nuh ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.
2. any trypanosomal disease of animals that is transmitted by the tsetse fly.

nagana

/ nəˈɡɑːnə /

noun

1. a disease of domesticated animals of central and southern Africa, caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse flies

Word History and Origins

Origin of nagana¹

1890–95; < Nguni; compare Zulu unukane, ulunakane, izinakane

Word History and Origins

Origin of nagana¹

from Zulu u-nakane

Example Sentences

Nagana is one of the most serious diseases of domestic animals in Central and Southern Africa.

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The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa.

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In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical.

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