Table 2. Chagas Sero K-SeT RDT serological surveillance for TcII/V/VI natural infections among Brazilian mammal species.
Order: Family | Species | Common name | Biome | Municipality, Statea | Chagas Sero K-SeT positive |
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Primatab: Callitrichidae | Leontopithecus rosalia | Golden lion tamarin | Atlantic Forest | Silva Jardim, RJ | 19/68 (27.9%) |
Leontopithecus chrysomelas | Golden-headed lion tamarin | Atlantic Forest | Una, BA | 27/35 (77.1%) | |
Carnivorac: Canidae | Canis familiaris | Domestic dog | Caatinga | São Benedito, CE | 16/57 (28.1%) |
Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae | Phyllostomus elongatus | Lesser spear-nosed bat | Amazonia | Acre | 1/19 |
Rodentiad: Echimyidae | Thrichomys laurentius | Punaré | Caatinga | PI | 2/23 |
a BA, Bahia; CE, Ceará; PI, Piaui; RJ, Rio de Janeiro.
b-d The following were all negative by Chagas Sero K-SeT:
b Primata: Ten Cebus libidinosus, two L. chrysopygus, and a single Alouatta belzebul
c Carnivora: Twenty nine Nasua nasua, nineteen Cerdocyon thous and four Chrysocyon brachyurus
d Rodentia: Fourteen Thrichomys apereoides, five Rattus and single Oligoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Nectomys, Akodon.
and for the following orders not listed in the Table:
Cingulata: Forty eight Euphractus sp. and a single Dasypus sp.
Marsupialia: Eleven Didelphis sp. and two Philander opossum
(Felidae: IgG is not recognised by Protein G, see text)