Presence of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) in different tissues of Didelphis virginiana from the metropolitan area of Merida, southeastern Mexico: Epidemiological relevance and implications for non-vector transmission routes
This study agrees with previous works where D. virginiana was the most abundant opossum species in urban areas in southeastern Mexico and confirms that it is associated with TcI. Detection of T. cruzi in a sample of anal gland secretions underscores the potential risk represented by D. virginiana in non-vectorial transmission in urban areas of southeastern Mexico. Detection in the milk of a lactating female, along with the observed tendency towards a lower parasite load in females with offspring, highlight the importance of further investigating vertical transmission in D. virginiana.
Authors
- Christian Barnabé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-0741)
- Antoine Amblard-Rambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6676-7968)
- Pedro Pablo Martínez-Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-2278)
- Antonio Ortega‐Pacheco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-8023)
- Etienne Waleckx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3270-6476)
- Hugo Ruíz-Piña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-1752)
- Christian Teh‐Poot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-3339)
- Marian Rivera-Pérez
- Gabrielle Pellegrin
- Jorge Andrés Calderón-Quintal
Institutions
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Autonomous University of Yucatán (MX)
- Universidad del Valle de Orizaba (MX)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012733
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán