| isolation of leishmania (l.) mexicana from wild rodents and their possible role in the transmission of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of campeche, mexico. | leishmania parasites were isolated from four of seven small rodent species captured in the state of campeche, mexico. signs and/or symptoms of leishmanial infection were restricted to the tail of the mice. peromyscus yucatanicus endemic to the peninsula of yucatan and oryzomys melanotis were added to the list of carriers of leishmania. leishmania (l.) mexicana, characterized by an indirect immunofluorescence antibody method using monoclonal antibodies, was identified in one sigmodon hispidus and ... | 1995 | 7677214 |
| landscape ecology of trypanosoma cruzi in the southern yucatan peninsula. | landscape interactions of trypanosoma cruzi (tc) with triatoma dimidiata (td) depend on the presence and relative abundance of mammal hosts. this study analyzed a landscape adjacent to the calakmul biosphere reserve, composed of conserved areas, crop and farming areas, and the human community of zoh laguna with reported chagas disease cases. sylvatic mammals of the chiroptera, rodentia, and marsupialia orders were captured, and livestock and pets were sampled along with t. dimidiata in all habit ... | 2015 | 26219998 |