03820nab a22004454a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021022006200062040006700124041000800191046001300199100002900212100004000241100002900281245009700310246011000407260007500517270002400592300000900616362002100625490008300646500012200729504002800851520075300879520100001632650002702632650003702659650004102696650002002737650002602757650003302783650002402816650003602840650003902876651001102915710011902926773017703045852003403222856011803256OSt20260420134220.0260420t2 2 v |||| ||||a00| 0 spa d 2Boletín de Malariología y Salud Ambiental a1690-4648 aSAIAE Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon VE48.1cSAIAE Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon  aspa j20260415 aVillagrán, Maria Elena aMartínez Ibarra, José Alejandro aDe Diego, José Antonio aPathological alterations and prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in opossums from western Mexico aAlteraciones patológicas y prevalencia de Trypanosoma cruzi en zarigüeyas en el occidente de México aMaracaybS.A. Instituto de Altos Estudios "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon"c2011 bMaracaycAraguadVE a2 p. aEnero-Julio 2011 aBoletín de Malariología y Salud AmbientalvLI (1) 2011, 87-88x1690 - 4648 aConsentimiento del autor para la reproducción total o parcial de su trabajo; siempre y cuando se indiquen la fuente aIncluye 3 referencias a There are scarce reports about lesions and pathological alterations by Trypanosoma cruzi infections on opossums (Didelphis virginiana), considered some of the most important reservoir hosts for T. cruzi in western Mexico. After two serological analyses (Serodia and IHA), 12 (24%) of 50 collected opossums in two small towns in western Mexico were positive for the presence of T. cruzi. Eight had some kind of organ alterations: four with alterations in only one organ, three in two organs and one with alterations in three organs. Splenomegaly was the most common alteration in the examined opossums. In light of the present findings, it is possible that organ alterations on studied opossums may have been associated with T. cruzi infections(AU) a The importance of Panstrongylus geniculatus as an urban and rural vector of Chagas Disease is increasing in the northern part of South America, particularly in Venezuela where it is widely distributed in its territory. However, in the Amazonas state, the second largest in Venezuela, its presence has only been reported in the Rio Negro Municipality. A Panstrongylus geniculatus triatomine has been captured in the dwellings of a Piaroa indigenous community, called Betania de Topocho in the Municipality of Atures. A second triatomine of the same species was collected in Parima B, a Yanomami indigenous community, located in the Municipality of Alto Orinoco, Amazonas State, Venezuela. No parasites were found in the gut contents of both triatomines. However Trypanosoma cruzi DNA, was detected by molecular techniques in the second specimen. We discuss the epidemiological significance of these findings in terms of the possible role in the transmission of Chagas disease in this region(AU)  aENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS  aENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS/patología aENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS/parasitología a ZARIGÜEYAS aZARIGÜEYAS/lesiones aZARIGÜEYAS/parasitología a TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI  aTRYPANOSOMA CRUZI/inmunología a TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI/parasitología aMEXICO aMinisterio del Poder Popular para la SaludbServicio Autónomo Instituto de Altos Estudios "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon"0 010325aMinisterio del Poder Popular para la SaluddMaracay S.A. IAE “Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon” 2011tBoletín de Malariología y Salud Ambiental Vol. 51-1 2011x1690-4648 aBMSA Vol. 51 (1) 2011 Digital uhttps://cainfo.iaes.edu.ve/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=04a4c512cd6f946a5f2daf718a72cb17yTexto Completo