Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi and other trypanosomatids in frequently-hunted wild mammals from the Peruvian Amazon
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2017Author
Morales, E. AngeloMayor, Pedro
Bowler, Mark
Aysanoa, Esar
Pérez-Velez, Erika S.
Pérez, Jocelyn
Ventocilla, Julio A.
Baldeviano, G. Christian
Lescano, Andrés G.
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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneVolume
97Issue
5Begin page
1482End page
1485
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https://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0028Abstract
To better understand the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon, we evaluated the prevalence of T. cruzi and other trypanosomatids in four orders of wild mammals hunted and consumed by inhabitants of three remote indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Of 300 wild mammals sampled, 115 (38.3%) were infected with trypanosomatids and 15 (5.0%) with T. cruzi....Type
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10.4269/ajtmh.17-0028
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