Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela
A total of 519 wild animals belonging to eleven species were collected during a two year study in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in Venezuela (La Matica, Lara State). The animals were captured in home-made Tomahawk-like traps baited with maize, bananas or other available local fruits, and pa...
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ftunivtoronto:oai:localhost:1807/22873 2023-05-15T18:04:52+02:00 Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela Hector De Lima Zoraya De Guglielmo Armando Rodríguez Jacinto Convit Noris Rodriguez 2002-12-31 http://hdl.handle.net/1807/22873 http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=oc02031 en eng Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz http://memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br; http://www.bioline.org.br/oc http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=oc02031 Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (ISSN: 1678-8060) Vol 97 Num 2 http://hdl.handle.net/1807/22873 Copyright 2002 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz Leishmania - reservoirs - leishmaniasis - polymerase chain reaction - Venezuela Article 2002 ftunivtoronto 2020-06-17T11:17:03Z A total of 519 wild animals belonging to eleven species were collected during a two year study in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in Venezuela (La Matica, Lara State). The animals were captured in home-made Tomahawk-like traps baited with maize, bananas or other available local fruits, and parasites were isolated from 27 specimens. Two different species were found naturally infected with flagellates, i.e., cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus ) and black rats (Rattus rattus ). Characterization of the parasites using PCR, kDNA restriction pattern and hybridization with species-specific probes revealed the presence of Leishmania (L.) mexicana in three of the black rats and Leishmania (V.) braziliensis in two others. The latter species was also identified in the single positive specimen of S. hispidus. The results suggested both species of animals as possible reservoirs of Leishmania sp. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of Toronto: Research Repository T-Space |
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Leishmania - reservoirs - leishmaniasis - polymerase chain reaction - Venezuela Hector De Lima Zoraya De Guglielmo Armando Rodríguez Jacinto Convit Noris Rodriguez Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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A total of 519 wild animals belonging to eleven species were collected during a two year study in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in Venezuela (La Matica, Lara State). The animals were captured in home-made Tomahawk-like traps baited with maize, bananas or other available local fruits, and parasites were isolated from 27 specimens. Two different species were found naturally infected with flagellates, i.e., cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus ) and black rats (Rattus rattus ). Characterization of the parasites using PCR, kDNA restriction pattern and hybridization with species-specific probes revealed the presence of Leishmania (L.) mexicana in three of the black rats and Leishmania (V.) braziliensis in two others. The latter species was also identified in the single positive specimen of S. hispidus. The results suggested both species of animals as possible reservoirs of Leishmania sp. |
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Hector De Lima Zoraya De Guglielmo Armando Rodríguez Jacinto Convit Noris Rodriguez |
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Hector De Lima Zoraya De Guglielmo Armando Rodríguez Jacinto Convit Noris Rodriguez |
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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela |
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cotton rats (sigmodon hispidus) and black rats (rattus rattus) as possible reservoirs of leishmania spp. in lara state, venezuela |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz |
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2002 |
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