Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Leontopithecus rosalia at the Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wild golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) -- endangered primates that are native to the Brazilian Atlantic coastal forest -- were surveyed for the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi with the use of Giemsa-stained blood smears, hemocultures and an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFAT). Positiv...

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Main Authors: Cristiane V Lisboa, James Dietz, Andrew J Baker, Nédia N Russel, Ana M Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000400002&tlng=en