| use of monoclonal antibodies for the identification of leishmania spp. isolated from humans and wild rodents in the state of campeche, mexico. | the genus leishmania includes 30 described species which infect a wide variety of mammalian hosts. the precise identification of leishmanial parasites at the species level is very important in order to determine whether an organism, causing the disease in a given area, is of the same biotype as that found in suspected mammalian reservoirs. the objectives of the present study were (1) to identify leishmanial parasites isolated from humans and wild rodents from the state of campeche, an endemic fo ... | 1999 | 10348978 |
| retention of leishmania (leishmania) mexicana in naturally infected rodents from the state of campeche, mexico. | in the state of campeche, mexico, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is mainly due to leishmania (l.) mexicana. the parasite population is maintained in a mammalian species, a reservoir in which the ideal course of infection should be long and relatively nonpathogenic. the objective of the present study was to document the retention of l. (l.) mexicana in 29 naturally infected rodents. these cricetids lived in captivity for up to two years and were tested monthly for the presence of the parasite, ... | 2000 | 10998205 |
| new wildlife hosts of leptospira interrogans in campeche, mexico. | leptospira interrogans has been identified to cause leptospirosis, a widespread zoonotic disease that has been identified in domestic and wild animals. this work analyzed kidneys from two species of wild rodents from the state of campeche, mexico. analyses were made by pcr using specific primers for detection of leptospira interrogans dna. the rodent species that tested positive were heteromys gaumeri and ototylomys phyllotis, both of which are new hosts for the bacteria in southeastern mexico. ... | 2015 | 25923901 |
| comparison of small mammal prevalence of leishmania (leishmania) mexicana in five foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of campeche, mexico. | in the yucatan peninsula of mexico, 95% of the human cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are caused by leishmania (leishmania) mexicana with an incidence rate of 5.08 per 100,000 inhabitants. transmission is limited to the winter months (november to march). one study on wild rodents has incriminated ototylomys phyllotis and peromyscus yucatanicus as primary reservoirs of l. (l.) mexicana in the focus of la libertad, campeche. in the present study, the prevalence of both infection and disease caused ... | 2009 | 19390737 |