Molecular diagnosis of trypanosomatids in Didelphis marsupialis from Los Montes de Maria: a first report of Trypanosoma rangeli from Colombian Caribbean region.

ABSTRACT: Didelphis marsupialis is a primary reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of American Trypanosomiasis-AT or Chagas Disease-CD, in America. Some findings of Trypanosoma rangeli have been recorded in this mammal, in sympatry with T. cruzi. In Los Montes de María, Bolívar, Colombian Caribbean, triatomine insects and potential parasite host has been registered, but little is known about the relationship between these parasites and D. marsupialis. We investigated the natural trypanosomatids infection rate in D. marsupialis, applying a parasitological and molecular diagnosis. Twenty D. marsupialis was investigated between 2018 and 2019 using 21 Tomahawk® traps placed on the sylvatic/domestic corridors. Blood was drawn by cardiopuncture af

SUBMITTER: Ardila MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177910 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature