[Report on natural infection of bats by trypanosomatid flagellates in different municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro].

Authors :: Barros JH
Romijn PC
Baptista C
Pinto AG
Madeira Mde F
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2008 Nov-Dec; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 683-5.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate natural infection of bats by trypanosomatids. Using blood culturing, 86 specimens from different genera were examined, and 22 samples (25.58%) of Desmodus rotundus and Lonchorhina aurita were isolated. These results contribute towards knowledge of the occurrence of trypanosomatids in bats in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Subjects :: Animals
Brazil
Urban Population
Chiroptera parasitology
Trypanosomatina isolation & purification

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