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TRYPANOSOMES OF NON-HUMAN PRIMATES FROM THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF PRIMATES, ANANINDEUA, STATE OF PARÁ, BRAZIL
Trypanosoma rangeli
Trypanosoma minasense
Trypanosoma devei
Primatas não-humanos
Trypanosoma rangeli
Trypanosoma minasense
Trypanosoma devei
Non-human Primates
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Evandro Chagas. Departamento de Parasitologia. Belém, PA, Brasil.
Centro Nacional de Primatas, FNS. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Centro Nacional de Primatas, FNS. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Evandro Chagas. Departamento de Parasitologia. Belém, PA, Brasil.
Centro Nacional de Primatas, FNS. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Centro Nacional de Primatas, FNS. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.
Abstract
Trypanosome infections were sought in 46 non-human primates captured principally in Amazonian
Brazil. Twenty-two (47.8%) were infected with four Trypanosoma species: T. cruzi, T. minasense, T.
devei and T. rangeli.
These preliminary results confirmed the high prevalence and diversity of natural infections with
trypanosomes in primates from Brazilian Amazon and were the first formal record of simian infections
with trypanosomes in the State of Acre. The presence of T. cruzi-like and T. rangeli-like parasites are
recorded in four new hosts.
Keywords in Portuguese
Trypanosoma cruziTrypanosoma rangeli
Trypanosoma minasense
Trypanosoma devei
Primatas não-humanos
Keywords
Trypanosoma cruziTrypanosoma rangeli
Trypanosoma minasense
Trypanosoma devei
Non-human Primates
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