Recovery of Trypanosoma forattinii Coutinho and Pattoli from a Trinidadian rodent

[摘要] Recovery of Trypanosoma forattinii from natural infected Oryzomys capito velutinus from Trinidad, is reported. Negative results were obtained with attempts to infect experimentally, several laboratories animals, silvatyc rodents of the same ecological area and several species of triatomids bugs. Positive results were obtained only by using O. capito velutinus born in laboratory.

[关键词] Trypanosoma forattinii;Rodent;Natural infection;Oryzomys capito velutinus;Trypanosoma forattinii;Roedores;Infecção natural;Orizomys capito velutinus