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Comunicações • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 41 (6) • Dec 2008 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000600025   copy

Report on natural infection of bats by trypanosomatid flagellates in different municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro

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This study aimed to evaluate natural infection of bats by trypanosomatids. Using blood culturing, 86 specimens from different genera were examined, and 22 samples (25.58%) of Desmodus rotundus and Lonchorhina aurita were isolated. These results contribute towards knowledge of the occurrence of trypanosomatids in bats in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Chiroptera; Blood culture; Trypanosomatidae; Brazil

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