Trypanosomatid infections in captive wild mammals and potential vectors at the Brasilia Zoo, Federal District, Brazil.
Filipe Carneiro ReisThaís T C Minuzzi-SouzaMariana NeivaRenata V TimbóIgor O B de MoraisThiago M de LimaMariana HechtNadjar Nitz Silva Lociks de AraujoRodrigo Gurgel-GonçalvesPublished in: Veterinary medicine and science (2019)
Our results suggest vector-borne transmission of T. cruzi among maned wolves; measures to reduce the risk of new infections should therefore be taken. We also report sandfly presence and Leishmania-infected mammals at the Brasília Zoo. Translocation of wild mammals in and out of the Brasília Zoo should consider the risk of T. cruzi and Leishmania spread.