Encontro do Plasmodium (S) tropiduri no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Blood samples from 330 lizards of 19 species were collected to investigate the occurrence of haemoparasites. Samplings were performed in areas of upland (terrafi rme) forest adjacent to Manaus municipality, Amazonas, Brazil. Blood parasites were detected in 220 (66%) lizards of 12 species and comprised four major groups: Apicomplexa (including haemogregarines, piroplasms, and haemosporidians), trypanosomatids, microfi larid nematodes and viral or bacterial organisms. Order Haemosporida had the highest prevalence, with 118 (35%) animals from 11 species. For lizard species, Uranoscodon superciliosus was the most parasitised host, with 103 (87%; n = 118) positive individuals. This species also presented the highest parasite diversity, with the occurrence of six taxa. Despite the diffi culties attributed by many authors regarding the use of morphological characters for taxonomic resolution of haemoparasites, our lowcost approach using light microscopy recorded a high prevalence and diversity of blood parasite taxa in a relatively small number of host species. This report is the fi rst survey of haemoparasites in lizards in the study region. It revealed a high diversity of lizard haemoparasites and highlights the need to understand their impacts on hosts.

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Investigação de foco, uma das atividades das campanhas de controle dos transmissores da tripanossomíase americana

Silva¹,

Andrade²,

Rodrigues³

1978

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Encontro do Plasmodium (S) tropiduri no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

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Investigação de foco, uma das atividades das campanhas de controle dos transmissores da tripanossomíase americana

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