| detection of leishmania spp. in bats from an area of brazil endemic for visceral leishmaniasis. | the multihost parasites leishmania spp. infect a broad range of wild mammalian species including bats. several species of bats have adapted to a variety of food resources and shelters in urban areas. this study aimed to detect leishmania spp. dna in bats present in forest fragments located in metropolitan areas endemic for leishmaniasis in campo grande, mato grosso do sul (ms), brazil. blood samples were obtained from 80 individuals, including eight species of phyllostomidae and one species of v ... | 2017 | 28233434 |
| prevalence, mean intensity of infestation and host specificity of spinturnicidae mites (acari: mesostigmata) on bats (mammalia: chiroptera) in the pantanal, brazil. | acari ectoparasites were collected from bats during 12 months in the rio negro farm (19°34'22″s and 56°14'36″w), aquidauana, mato grosso do sul. a total of 654 bats belonging to the families phyllostomidae, noctilionidae, molossidae, vespertilionidae and emballonuridae were captured. only 136 bats of nine genera and 11 species were parasitised. periglischrus iheringi oudemans was the most abundant mite species, and this prevalence may be related to the low degree of host specificity of this spec ... | 2013 | 23666652 |