First evidence of Trypanosoma rangeli in the southeast of Brazil, an endemic region for Chagas' disease

This short communication informs the discovery of Trypanosoma rangeli for the first time at Triângulo Mineiro region, South-east of Brazil, a highly endemic area of Chagas' disease and also the natural infection of Didelphis albiventris with the same trypanosome. Both the findings were demonstr...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 1998-01, Vol.31 (1), p.99
Main Authors: Ramirez, L E, Machado, M I, Maywald, P G, Matos, A, Chiari, E, Silva, E L
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Animals
Brazil - epidemiology
Chagas Disease - epidemiology
Chagas Disease - parasitology
Trypanosoma - classification
Trypanosoma - isolation & purification
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:This short communication informs the discovery of Trypanosoma rangeli for the first time at Triângulo Mineiro region, South-east of Brazil, a highly endemic area of Chagas' disease and also the natural infection of Didelphis albiventris with the same trypanosome. Both the findings were demonstrated through blood smears, xenodiagnosis, microhematocrit technics and PCR. The last one was realized in faeces and hemolymph of Triatoma infestans utilizing as controls strains of T. rangeli from Colombia.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86821998000100013