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nagana

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nagana /nəˈɡänə, nəˈɡɑnə /
noun a disease of cattle, antelope, and other livestock in southern Africa, characterized by fever, lethargy, and edema, and caused by trypanosome parasites transmitted by the tsetse fly.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from Zulu nakane.
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