| the skunk conepatus chinga as new host of trypanosoma cruzi in argentina. | we report the first systematic epidemiological research carried out in argentina on the skunk conepatus chinga. forty-nine animals were captured in the settlements of amamá, trinidad, and nearby forested areas located in the department of moreno, province of santiago del estero, between april 1985 and may 1989. isolation of parasites was done through xenodiagnosis, and their identification as trypanosoma cruzi was achieved by biological and biochemical criteria. the isolate was highly virulent a ... | 1991 | 1907656 |
| sylvatic american trypanosomiasis in argentina. trypanosoma cruzi infection in mammals from the chaco forest in santiago del estero. | trypanosoma cruzi infection in sylvatic mammals of the quebracho woods of the eastern part of santiago del estero province, argentina, was studied from october 1984 to december 1987. 301 mammals of 20 different species were caught. t. cruzi, characterized biologically and biochemically, was isolated by xenodiagnosis from 23 of 72 (32%) didelphis albiventris opposums, 2/36 (5.5%) conepatus chinga skunks, and one ferret (galictis cuja). 53 opossum refuges were located and triatomine bugs were foun ... | 1992 | 1566301 |