Observation about the experimental xenodiagnosis in American Trypanosomiasis

• Autores: Arrojo, Lyly, Tantanleán, Manuel, Miranda, Elba
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2001
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Revista Peruana de Biología
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/6719
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/6719
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Seven third stage nymphs of Triatoma infestans were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi of mice during the acute phase. After a time of being positives, the triatomids became a microscopical negative in feces examination. The feces of these negative triatomids were inoculated to eight mice and controled from 16 to 44 days. Three mice (37,5%) showed infection of the blood. These results suggest the necessity to induce an infection in a mouse upon which, from the fifteenth day on, tests should be conducted in order to check for trypomastigotes.