Report on natural infection of bats by trypanosomatid flagellates in different municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Romijn, Phyllis Catharina¹  Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Niterói¹  Madeira, Maria de Fátima¹  Barros, Juliana Helena da Silva¹  Baptista, Cibele¹  Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro¹  Pinto, Andressa G. de Souza¹ 

关键词: Chiroptera;    Blood culture;    Trypanosomatidae;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000600025

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to evaluate natural infection of bats by trypanosomatids. Using blood culturing, 86 specimens from different genera were examined, and 22 samples (25.58%) of Desmodus rotundus and Lonchorhina aurita were isolated. These results contribute towards knowledge of the occurrence of trypanosomatids in bats in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

【 授权许可】

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