Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6128083 | Acta Tropica | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Trypanosoma cruzi-infection in the endemic rodent Octodon degus can reach up to 70%. ⺠T. cruzi-infection does not affect the survivorship and body condition of O. degus. ⺠O. degus can be considered an asymptomatic and competent reservoir of T. cruzi.
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Authors
Carezza Botto-Mahan, Antonella Bacigalupo, Juana P. Correa, Esteban Oda, Aldo Solari,