Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jun 1981)
Trypanosoma cruzi: avirulence of the PF strain to Callithrix marmosets
Abstract
Callithrix jacchus geoffroy marmosets (HumBol. 1812) were injected once subcutaneously with 10.000 parasites/g body weight and followed for a period of six months. The PF strain of Trypanosoma cruzi was used. Follow-up was done through blood cultures, xenodiagnosis, serological tests, and ECG. A small number of normaI animais served as control.