Rev. Saúde Pública 2006;6(3):283-285

Recovery of Trypanosoma forattinii Coutinho and Pattoli from a Trinidadian rodent

C. O. R. , Octávio E.

DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89101972000300007

Recovery of Trypanosoma forattinii from natural infected Oryzomys capito velutinus from Trinidad, is reported. Negative results were obtained with attempts to infect experimentally, several laboratories animals, silvatyc rodents of the same ecological area and several species of triatomids bugs. Positive results were obtained only by using O. capito velutinus born in laboratory.

Recovery of Trypanosoma forattinii Coutinho and Pattoli from a Trinidadian rodent

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