Publications by authors named "A Panti-May"
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- Mosquito-borne viruses, such as DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV, pose a serious public health risk globally, but the role of bats in their transmission to humans is not well-studied.
- Researchers captured 144 bats from various habitats in Yucatan, Mexico, and tested them for these viruses using blood samples and swabs, finding a significant prevalence of RNA genomes associated with DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV.
- The study revealed a higher detection rate of these viruses during the dry season, suggesting that bats may play a role in the transmission cycle of these viruses and that climatic conditions could influence viral activity patterns.
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- - The study investigates the presence of Leptospira bacteria in small mammals (bats and rodents) captured in Yucatan, Mexico, and examines how the environment at capture sites affects this occurrence.
- - A total of 82 bats and 78 rodents were studied, revealing a combined Leptospira infection rate of 21.2%, with slightly higher rates in bats (21.9%) compared to rodents (20.5%).
- - The research identified the main Leptospira species as L. borgpetersenii and L. noguchii, and found that sites with tropical deciduous forests had more infected rodents, while those with tropical sub-deciduous forests had greater diversity in infected bats.*
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of American trypanosomiasis, and Leishmania spp., the causal agents of Leishmaniasis, are prevalent in more than 20 American countries, including Mexico. Dogs have been reported as incidental hosts for both parasites and may be helpful as transmission sentinels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper aims to describe the natural infection with in (white-nosed coati) from Yucatán, Mexico. Two carcasses of were collected on a highway that crosses through a dense forest with patches used for agriculture and livestock activities. We performed necropsies, and two female adult nematode parasites from the heart of one specimen were collected and preserved for their molecular identification using a conventional PCR directed at a fragment of the small subunit (18S) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Trypanosoma cruzi is the causal agent of the American trypanosomiasis, an endemic disease in México. The commensal rodents Mus musculus and Rattus rattus are reservoirs of this parasite, which invades cardiac fibers and develops parasite nests causing various lesions. Histopathological studies in naturally infected rodents are scarce.
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