Metagenomics enables the first detection of Trypanosoma sp. in Streblidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) parasitizing bats in São Paulo, Brazil
Although the vector competence of streblid flies for Trypanosoma transmission is still unknown, their close ecological association with bats suggests that they may serve as a non-invasive tool for pathogen surveillance when direct bat sampling is limited. This study expands the known geographic distribution of the Neobat 4 clade and contributes to understanding parasite circulation among bats and their ectoparasites.
Authors
- E Rocha
- Juliana Laurito Summa
- Roberta Marcatti
- E Silva
- Lucas Augusto Moysés Franco
- Éster Cerdeira Sabino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-5126)
- Marcello Schiavo Nardi
- Adriana Ruckert da Rosa
- Débora Cardoso de Oliveira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (BR)
- Secretaria Municipal de Educação de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical (PY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Systems Biology
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsysb.2025.1721019
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto Butantan