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Trypanosomatidae (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatida) diversity infecting the South American coati Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in urban forest fragments in the Brazilian Midwest.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2026
de Macedo Gabriel Carvalho, Barreto Wanessa Gomes Teixeira, de Oliveira Carina Elisei, do Nascimento Leonardo França, Rucco Andreza Castro, Pistori Julia Gindri Bragato, de Assis William Oliveira, Dos Santos Geovanna Silva, Nantes Wesley Arruda Gimenes, de Andrade Gisele Braziliano, Roque André Luiz Rodrigues, Herrera Heitor Miraglia
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Introduction: South American coatis are reported as key-hosts of trypanosomatid species in Brazilian Pantanal, presenting high parasitemia and infection rates, long-lasting infections, ability to bioaccumulate Trypanosoma evansi, T. rangeli and different genotypes of T. cruzi, and biological features that favor these parasites' transmission. Moreover, this mammal species was also reported parasitized by the...
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