| genetic characterization of hantaviruses associated with sigmodontine rodents in an endemic area for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in southern brazil. | an ecological assessment of reservoir species was conducted in a rural area (jaborá) in the mid-west of the state of santa catarina in southern brazil, where hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is endemic, to evaluate the prevalence of hantavirus infection in wild rodents. blood and tissue samples were collected from 507 rodents during seven field trips from march 2004 to april 2006. some of the animals were karyotyped to confirm morphological identification. phylogenetic reconstructions of rodent spe ... | 2010 | 21138380 |
| differences in richness and composition of gastrointestinal parasites of small rodents (cricetidae, rodentia) in a continental and insular area of the atlantic forest in santa catarina state, brazil. | the first and only study on gastrointestinal parasites of wild rodents in the island of santa catarina was done in 1987. the aim of this study was to identify intestinal parasites from wild rodents in santo amaro da imperatriz and santa catariana island, and to compare the richness and composition of the gastrointestinal parasite community of both areas. rodents were captured with live traps, and feces were screened using the sedimentation method and optical microscopy. the following species of ... | 2012 | 22990827 |
| ecological study of hantavirus infection in wild rodents in an endemic area in brazil. | a 3-year ecological study of small mammals was carried out in an endemic area for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the state of santa catarina in southern brazil. a total of 994 rodents of 14 different species corresponding to the subfamilies of sigmodontinae, murinae, eumysopinae, and caviinae were captured during 2004-2006. oligoryzomys nigripes and akodon montensis were the most abundant species and showed a clear seasonal pattern with higher population sizes during the winter. rodent populat ... | 2014 | 24291677 |