LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatomines and wild mammals in the National Park of Serra das Confusões, Northeastern Brazil

Costa, Andréa Pereira da; Ferreira, Juliana Isabel Giuli da Silva; Silva, Ryan Emiliano da; Tonhosolo, Renata; Araújo, Andreina de Carvalho; Guimarães, Maíra Freitas; Horta, Mauricio Cláudio; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Marcili, Arlei.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (4), 2018

Abstract INTRODUCTION The National Park of Serra das Confusões (NPSC) is a protected area of natural landscape located in Southern Piauí, Brazil, and it is considered as one of the largest and most important protected areas in the Caatinga biome. METHODS The natural occurrences of trypanosomatids f...

Animales Salvajes/parasitología, Biodiversidad, Brasil, Reservorios de Enfermedades/parasitología, Genotipo, Marsupiales/clasificación, Marsupiales/parasitología, Parques Recreativos, Filogenia, Roedores/clasificación, Roedores/parasitología, Triatominae/parasitología, Trypanosoma cruzi/genética, Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación

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Detection of antibodies against Leptospira spp in free-living marsupials caught in the Eastern Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Serological surveys are important to assess the health status of wild animals. In this study, antibodies against Leptospira spp, causal agents of leptospirosis, were detected in free-living marsupials in the State of Pará, Brazil. METHODS: Nineteen blood samples collected from...