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Complexity and multi-factoriality of Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic cycle in coatis, Nasua nasua (Procyonidae), and triatomine bugs in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Parasites & vectors - 1 Jul 2016
Alves Fernanda Moreira, de Lima Juliane Saab, Rocha Fabiana Lopes, Herrera Heitor Miraglia, Mourão Guilherme de Miranda, Jansen Ana Maria
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BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi is dispersed in nature through many transmission mechanisms among a high diversity of vectors and mammalian species, representing particular behaviors and habitats. Thus, each locality has a unique set of conditions underlying the maintenance of this parasite in the wild. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the life-cycle of T. cruzi in free-ranging coatis from the central...
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