The blood parasites of the spiny pocket mouse Liomys salvini (Thomas, 1893) from Costa Rica.
A survey of the blood parasites of 20 Liomys salvini revealed 3 types of parasites. Sixty percent of the mice harbored Trypanosoma zeledoni, 5% an unnamed species of Hepatozoon, and 20% of the mice were infected with a species of Haemobartonella.
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Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D016783:Eucoccidiida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*