Co-Infection and Wild Animal Health: Effects of Trypanosomatids and Gastrointestinal Parasites on Coatis of the Brazilian Pantanal.

Wild animals are infected by diverse parasites, but how they influence host health is poorly understood. We examined the relationship of trypanosomatids and gastrointestinal parasites with health of wild brown-nosed coatis (Nasua nasua) from the Brazilian Pantanal. We used coati body condition and h...

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Main Authors: Natalie Olifiers, Ana Maria Jansen, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Rita de Cassia Bianchi, Paulo Sergio D'Andrea, Guilherme de Miranda Mourão, Matthew Edzart Gompper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4678147?pdf=render