Novo encontro do Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) freitasi, parasita do gambá A new finding of Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) freitasi, parasite of the opossum

Abstract

Relata-se um novo encontro do Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) freitasi, raro tripanosomatídeo encontrado no sangue de marsupiais, do gênero Didelphis. Salientam-se a baixa e irregular parasitemia observada, as dificuldades no isolamento, bem como, o concomitante achado do T. cruzi.A new finding of the Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) freitasi a rare trypanosome encountered in the blood of marsupial's of the genus Didelphis, is reported. The feeble and irregular parasitemy, the difficulties for its isolation, as will as the concomitant observation of Trypanosoma cruzi, is mentioned.

Keywords

• Tripanosomatídeos
• Tripanossomose americana
• Reservatórios
• Trypanosomes
• Trypanosomiasis, South American
• Reservoirs