Presence of Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and Pic (Triatoma dimidiata) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in urban areas preliminary evaluation in the city of Campeche, Mexico

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Paulino Tamay-Segovia
Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
Selene C. Blum-Domínguez
Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
Luis A. Núñez-Oreza
Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
Fernando Martínez-Hernández
Departamento de Ecología y Agentes Patógenos del Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Tlalplan, México.
Mónica I. Gómez-Solano
Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
María G. Maldonado-Velázquez
Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.
Oscar G. Retana-Guiascón
Centro de Estudios de Desarrollo Sus-tentable y Aprovechamiento de la Vida Silvestre, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche, México.

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The aim of this study was to identify the infection prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in opossums and triatomines captured in urban areas of Campeche City, Mexico. We collected 25 specimens of marsupials of Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) species showing a T. cruzi infection prevalence of 52% (13/25). Also, 36 specimens of Pic (Triatoma dimiata) vectors were collected, showing a T. cruzi infection prevalence of 41.6% (15/36). All T. cruzi isolates were TcI, which correspond to the predominant lineage in mammals of Mexico, irrespective of the mammalian host species or vector.

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Tamay-Segovia, P., Blum-Domínguez, S. C., Núñez-Oreza, L. A., Martínez-Hernández, F., Gómez-Solano, M. I., Maldonado-Velázquez, M. G., & Retana-Guiascón, O. G. (2017). Presence of Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and Pic (Triatoma dimidiata) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in urban areas: preliminary evaluation in the city of Campeche, Mexico. Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 49(1), 35–38. Recuperado de http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/australjvs/article/view/724
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v. 49 n. 1 (2017)
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