Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region

Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region

Abstract This study investigated infection by Leishmania spp., Leptospira spp., Toxoplasma gondii, and Trypanosoma cruzi in six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil. Twenty specimens of E. sexcinctus were captured alive by wildlife veterinarians f...

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Main Authors: Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Jéssica da Silva Ferreira, Amanda Haisi, Felipe Fornazari, Hélio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2025-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Zoonoses
Chagas disease
leishmaniasis
leptospirosis
toxoplasmosis
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