Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015 El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la fauna parasitaria de una población de Chaetophractus vellerosusde Magdalena, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, mediante análisis coproparasitológicos.
Cecilia Ezquiaga +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Molecular epidemiology of domestic and sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina [PDF]
, 2008 Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi populations and parasite transmission dynamics have been well documented throughout the Americas, but few studies have been conducted in the Gran Chaco ecoregion, one of the most highly endemic areas for Chagas ...
Cardinal, Marta Victoria +8 more
core +1 more source
Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis in armadillos killed by motor vehicle collisions in Brazil
Scientific Reports, 2021 Knowledge of infectious diseases in wildlife provides important information for preventing potential outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. Adiaspiromycosis is a neglected human disease caused by dimorphic Onygenales fungi.
Pedro Enrique Navas-Suárez +9 more
doaj +1 more source
Sedimentología y vertebrados fósiles de la Formación Santa Cruz (Mioceno temprano) en Lago Posadas, suroeste de Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
, 2019 Lago Posadas se ubica al pie de los Andes Patagónicos Australes, en el suroeste de Argentina, donde la Formación Santa Cruz (FSC) del Mioceno temprano muestra afloramientos potentes y lateralmente continuos.
Aramendía, Inés +3 more
core +2 more sources
Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is a human pathogen and the causative agent for leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and peripheral nerve damage. Zoonotic transmission of M.
Moises B da Silva +17 more
doaj +1 more source
Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine ...
Daniel Romero-Alvarez +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Identification of an attractant for the nine‐banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2011 The nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is considered by many to be one of the greatest nuisance wildlife species in the Southeastern United States.
Holly K. Ober +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Insights from animal models on the immunogenetics of leprosy: a review
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012 A variety of host immunogenetic factors appear to influence both an individual's susceptibility to infection with Mycobacterium leprae and the pathologic course of the disease.
Linda B Adams +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 In Canada, Hansen disease (leprosy) is rare and not considered in diagnoses for nonimmigrant patients. We report Mycobacterium leprae infection in a Canadian man whose sole travel was to Florida, USA. The M.
Paul E. Bonnar +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021 : This study assessed microscopic morphology of protozoan and metazoan parasites, as well as parasite-associated histopathologic changes in five Brazilian free-ranging armadillos. Three armadillos had intra sarcolemmal cysts of Sarcocystis sp.
Alexandre Arenales +5 more
doaj +1 more source