A new host for Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) renjifoi Deane, 1961, infecting Proechimys longicaudatus (Rodentia - Echimyidae)

Authors

  • Dalva A. Mello Universidade de Brasília; Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Medicina Complementar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101978000400012

Keywords:

Rodents, Proechimys longicaudatus, Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) renjifoi

Abstract

A Proechimys longicaudatus rodent was found naturally infected with Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) renjifoi Deane in 1961. It was captured on the Água Limpa farm near Brasilia, the Federal District. This is the first account of this trypanosome in Central Brazil, and P. longicaudatus is a new host for this blood parasite.

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Published

1978-12-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (1978)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Mello, D. A. (1978). A new host for Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) renjifoi Deane, 1961, infecting Proechimys longicaudatus (Rodentia - Echimyidae) . Revista De Saúde Pública, 12(4), 523-525. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101978000400012