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Molecular characterization of trypanosomatid infections in wild howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) in northeastern Argentina [PDF]
The transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi by vectors is confined to the Americas, and the infection circulates in at least two broadly defined transmission cycles occurring in domestic and sylvatic habitats.
Mariela Florencia Martínez +3 more
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High Trypanosoma spp. diversity is maintained by bats and triatomines in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. [PDF]
The aim of this study was to reevaluate the ecology of an area in the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil, where Chagas disease (CD) has been found to occur.
Maria Augusta Dario +10 more
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Entomological inferences highlight the risk of Leishmania transmission in the urban area of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. [PDF]
Entomological investigations were conducted for the first time in urban forest remnants of Porto Velho, state of Rondônia, Brazil, to explore the transmission dynamics of Leishmania.
Michelli Santos da Silva +7 more
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First Report of Trypanosoma sp. in Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus): Morphological and Phylogenetic Relationships. [PDF]
In Crocodylidae family three trypanosomes species were described, T. grayi in African crocodilian and T. cecili and Trypanosoma sp. in Caimans species from Brazil. T. grayi was transmitted by tsetse flies and the vector of Brazilian caimans trypanosomes is unknown.
Marcili A +6 more
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: Trypanosoma spp. infection is a problem in many tropical countries, infecting several animal species, including humans. The aim of the present study was to identify the Trypanosoma species in Neotropical primates from Rio de Janeiro state and compare ...
Andresa Guimarães +10 more
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Trypanosomatids are uniflagellate protozoa belonging to the Trypanosomatidae family. The genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania are of paramount importance as they contain species that cause serious diseases, such as Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis ...
Stéfhano Luís Cândido +9 more
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The Infection Rates of Trypanosomes in Squirrel Monkeys at Two Sites in the Brazilian Amazon
A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of natural infections by trypanosome species in squirrel monkeys: Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus) and Saimiri ustus (Geoffroy) caught respectively near 2 hydroelectric plants: Balbina, in the State of ...
Mariangela Ziccardi +1 more
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Chagas, a lógica e a descoberta Chagas, the logic and the discovery
O artigo examina como o acaso e o erro estão à raiz da descoberta de Chagas sobre a nova entidade mórbida que tomou seu nome. Do ponto de vista da epistemologia histórica, se faz uma reavaliação dos caminhos tomados pela pesquisa de Chagas, lançando ...
François Delaporte
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Morphological Features of Trypanosomes from Squirrel Monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon
A morphometric analysis of blood trypomastigotes identified as Trypanosoma minasense, T. saimirii, and T. rangeli harbored by squirrel monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon was performed.
Mariangela Ziccardi +1 more
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Trypanosome infections were sought in 46 non-human primates captured principally in Amazonian Brazil. Twenty-two (47.8%) were infected with four Trypanosoma species: T. cruzi, T. minasense, T. devei and T. rangeli. These preliminary results confirmed the
Ziccardi Mariangela +4 more
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