| search for borrelia sp. in ticks collected from potential reservoirs in an urban forest reserve in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil: a short report. | a total of 128 ticks of the genus amblyomma were recovered from 5 marsupials (didelphis albiventris) - with 4 recaptures - and 17 rodents (16 bolomys lasiurus and 1 rattus norvegicus) captured in an urban forest reserve in campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. of the ticks collected, 95 (78.9%) were in larval form and 22 (21.1%) were nymphs; the only adult (0.8%) was identified as a. cajennense. viewed under dark-field microscopy in the fourth month after seeding, 9 cultures prepare ... | 2002 | 12219124 |
| zoonotic bartonella species in wild rodents in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | several rodent-associated bartonella species cause disease in humans but little is known about their epidemiology in brazil. the presence of bartonella spp. in wild rodents captured in two municipalities of the mato grosso do sul state was assessed by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). fragments of heart tissue from 42 wild rodents were tested using primers targeting the bartonella 16s-23s intergenic transcribed spacer (its) region and citrate synthase glta gene. the wild rodents were identified b ... | 2016 | 26344604 |
| natural infection of leishmania (viannia) braziliensis in mus musculus captured in mato grosso, brazil. | abstract we report natural infection by leishmania (viannia) braziliensis in mus musculus and necromys lasiurus using molecular analyses (pcr-rflp) of femoral bone marrow and skin fragments. the aim of this study was to detect infection by pathogenic species of leishmania in small mammals in the state of mato grosso, brazil. the animals were captured in peixoto de azevedo, a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic region located in the north of the state, from october 30 to november 3, 2008. natural i ... | 2011 | 21923255 |