Spillover of Trypanosoma lewisi and Trypanosoma musculi Allied Trypanosomes from Rodents to Bats in the Roofs of Human Dwellings: Synanthropic Bats as a Potential New Source of Human Opportunistic Trypanosomes

Spillover of Trypanosoma lewisi and Trypanosoma musculi Allied Trypanosomes from Rodents to Bats in the Roofs of Human Dwellings: Synanthropic Bats as a Potential New Source of Human Opportunistic Trypanosomes

Bats and rodents serve as reservoirs for numerous zoonotic pathogens, including species of <i>Trypanosoma</i> and <i>Leishmania</i>. Domestic rats host the flea-transmitted <i>Trypanosoma</i> (<i>Herpetosoma</i>) <i>lewisi</i>, which can be...

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Main Authors: Evaristo Villalba-Alemán, Luciana Lima, Paola Andrea Ortiz, Bruno Rafael Fermino, Gladys Elena Grisante, Carla Monadeli Filgueira Rodrigues, Letícia Pereira Úngari, Néstor Añez, Herakles Antonio Garcia, Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Zoonotic Diseases
Subjects:
One Health
emergent zoonosis
Rodentia
Chiroptera
spillover
host shifting
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2813-0227/4/4/28

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