Ocorrência de Trypanosoma vivax no estado de Minas Gerais / Occurrence of Trypanosoma vivax in Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 60(3): 769-771, jun. 2008. ilus, tab
Article
en Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-487928
Biblioteca responsable:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
A cow from Igarapé city, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, showing vision damage was referred at the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Clinical examination revealed anemia and a flagellated protozoan was observed in the blood smears obtained from the animal. The morphometric analysis demonstrated that the protozoan was Trypanosoma vivax. This is the first report of T. vivax occurrence in Minas Gerais state. An epidemiological investigation is currently being conducted on the farm and neighbor areas in order to estimate the parasite prevalence and the distribution of this trypanosomiasis in the region.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Tripanosomiasis Africana
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Bovinos
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Trypanosoma vivax
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil