| isospora peromysci davis, 1967 (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) in peromyscus leucopus and p. maniculatus (rodentia: cricetidae) from texas. | oocysts of isospora peromysci (davis, 1967) (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) were recovered from the feces of 1/30 (3.3%) white-footed mice, peromyscus leucopus, in johnson county, texas. this report represents a new host and geographic record for the parasite. the coccidium was also found in 1/20 (5.0%) deer mice, p. maniculatus, from the same locale. morphological data are provided on the sporulated oocyst of i. peromysci and comparisons are made with previously published information on the species f ... | 1989 | 2724183 |
| coccidian parasites (apicomplexa) from snakes in the southcentral and southwestern united states: new host and geographic records. | four hundred thirty-five leptotyphlopid, colubrid, elapid, and viperid snakes were collected from various localities in arkansas, new mexico, oklahoma, and texas, and their feces were examined for coccidian parasites. of these, 131 (30%) were passing oocysts or sporocysts of at least 1 coccidian; 88 (67%) of the infected snakes had only 1 species of coccidian when they were examined. aquatic and semiaquatic snakes accounted for 48% of the infections, whereas strictly terrestrial snakes comprised ... | 1995 | 7876980 |
| cocirculation of multiple hantaviruses in texas, with characterization of the small (s) genome of a previously undescribed virus of cotton rats (sigmodon hispidus). | an environmental and laboratory investigation was conducted after a fatal childhood case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in deaf smith county, texas in may 1995. a trapping campaign was conducted to identify possible rodent carriers. six species of murid and heteromyid rodents were collected, and at least one hantavirus-seropositive specimen was found in each of the five murid species. tissues from a selection of 11 seropositive specimens were examined by the polymerase chain reaction ... | 1996 | 9025697 |
| the prevalence of trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of chagas disease, in texas rodent populations. | rodent species were assessed as potential hosts of trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of chagas disease, from five sites throughout texas in sylvan and disturbed habitats. a total of 592 rodents were captured, resulting in a wide taxonomic representation of 11 genera and 15 species. heart samples of 543 individuals were successfully analyzed by sybrgreen-based quantitative pcr (qpcr) targeting a 166 bp fragment of satellite dna of t. cruzi. eight rodents representing six species from six gen ... | 2017 | 28091763 |