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Trypanosomiasis

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Parasitic disease (sleeping sickness) from tsetse flies causing neurological issues.

A parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei, spread by tsetse flies, leading to African sleeping sickness with neurological symptoms. The CDC states that trypanosomiasis is treatable with drugs like suramin, with prevention via tsetse fly control in Africa.