Behaviour of a Peru strain of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rhesus monkeys

The course of infection with a Peru strain of T. cruzi was studied in 3 rhesus monkeys. An unsuccessful attempt to vaccinate one monkey is described. The IaM leves rise during the course of infection in ali 3 animais. A lumnhocytosis and mild anaemia was noted in these acute infections. Orbital oede...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: P.D. Marsden, A. Voller, S. K. K. Seah, C. Hawkey, D. Green
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1970
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821970000300004
https://doaj.org/article/f26432f294c74015b6129f08c4735d6c
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Summary:The course of infection with a Peru strain of T. cruzi was studied in 3 rhesus monkeys. An unsuccessful attempt to vaccinate one monkey is described. The IaM leves rise during the course of infection in ali 3 animais. A lumnhocytosis and mild anaemia was noted in these acute infections. Orbital oedema occurred in all 3 animais following subcutaneous inoculation of the infection dose into the eyelid.

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