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Presencia de Trypanosoma minasense (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) en Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae) de Costa Rica

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Chinchilla Carmona, Misael
Troyo Rodríguez, Adriana
Guerrero Bermúdez, Olga Marta
Gutiérrez Espeleta, Gustavo A.
Sánchez Porras, Ronald

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A Trypanosoma from the howler monkey Alouatta palliata was studied. Measures, as well as its biological characteristics (mice infection and failure to infect Triatominae) identify this parasite as Trypanosoma minasense. This organism is found for the first time in Costa Rica.
Se informa de la presencia de un tripanosomátido del mono aullador Alouatta palliata cuyas medidas, su capacidad de infectar ratones blancos y C3H, y la no infección de Triatominos, lo clasifican como Trypanosoma minasense. Esta es la primera vez que se describe este parásito en monos de Costa Rica.

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Trypanosomatidae, Trypanosoma minasense, Alouatta palliata, Howler monkey, Mono, Parásitos, 571.999 Enfermedades parasitarias

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