Biometry of Trypanosoma vivax found in a calf in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

• Autores: Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira de Candanedo Guerra, Assuero Batista Feitosa Júnior, Hamilton Pereira Santos, Ana Lúcia Abreu-Silva, Ana Clara Gomes dos Santos
• Localización: Ciencia rural, ISSN 0103-8478, Vol. 38, Nº. 3, 2008, págs. 833-835
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Blood samples from cattle presenting signs of anemia, lethargy, weakness and general weight loss were collected. Trypanosoma vivax was detected in the blood smears of a calf. This paper reports the first recorded occurrence of T. vivax in the state of Maranhão, northeastern region of Brazil, and provides the biometrical data of the parasite.