Publications by authors named "Daniel Prazeres Chaves"
Occurrence of Bartonella genotypes in bats and associated Streblidae flies from Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil.
Maria do Socorro Costa Oliveira Braga Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves Thiago Merighi Vieira da Silva Francisco Borges Costa José Gomes Pereira Daniel Prazeres Chaves
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- Bartonella is a type of bacteria linked to mammals, and bats serve as natural reservoirs for many pathogens affecting both human and animal health.
- A study in São Luís Island, Brazil, found no presence of Bartonella in bat blood samples, but identified it in 20% of bat flies from a specific family.
- Genetic analysis revealed that the Bartonella sequences from these flies were closely related to those found in bats in other countries, suggesting a wider distribution of Bartonella among bat flies in South America.