Ocurrence of co-infection by Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi and Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) evansi in a dog in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Ocurrence of co-infection by Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi and Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) evansi in a dog in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

A natural case of co-infection by Leishmania and Trypanosoma is reported in a dog (Canis familiaris) in south- western state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Both amastigote and trypomastigote forms were observed after Giemsa staining of cytological preparations of the dog's bone marrow aspirate....

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Main Authors: Elisa San Martin Mouriz Savani, Vania Lúcia Brandão Nunes, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Tiago Moreno Castilho, Fernando Shiroma de Araujo, Iêda Maria Novaes Ilha, Maria Cecília Gibrail de Oliveira Camargo, Sandra Regina Nicoletti D'Auria, Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
trypanosomatid identification
rDNA- based polymerase chain reaction
epidemiology
natural reservoirs
Brazil
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