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Monitoring Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines using PCR in Mato Grosso ...
Cominetti,Marlon Cezar; Almeida,Robson Ferreira Cavalcante de; Goncalves,Guilmara Maria do Amaral; Andreotti,RenatoIntroduction The aim of the present study was to assess the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a method for detecting Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines that had been previously determined by microscopic examination in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Methods In total, 515 specimens were collected. Material from the digestive tract of each triatomine was analyzed for the presence of T. cruzi by ...
Environmentally associated ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso...
Garcia,Marcos Valério; Silva,Dayana Campelo da; Almeida,Robson Ferreira Cavalcante de; Cunha,Rodrigo Casquero; Matias,JaquelineHerein, we report tick species found on wild and domestic animals and in the environment during a one-year sampling period at the Brazilian Farming Research Company beef cattle unit (Embrapa Beef Cattle), which is located within the urban area of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. From 55 wild hosts including six different species (Nasua nasua, Cebus spp., Cerdocyon thous,Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Tamandu...