title: Blood parasites, total plasma protein and packed cell volume of small wild mammals trapped in three mountain ranges of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil.
abstract: A study of blood parasites in small wild non-flying mammals was undertaken in three areas of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil: Serra de Itatiaia, RJ, Serra da Bocaina, SP and Serra da Fartura, SP, from June 1999 to May 2001. A total of 450 animals (15 species) were captured in traps and it was observed in 15.5% of the blood smears the presence of Haemobartonella sp. and Babesia sp. in red blood cells. There was no statistically significant difference between parasited and non-parasited specimens regarding total plasma protein, packed cell volume and body weight, which strongly suggests that these specimens might be parasite reservoirs.
authors: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Centro Universitário da Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos, São João da Boa Vista, SP 13874-159, Brazil. psxerife@uol.com.br
authors: M A M L
authors: MA
authors: Silva
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ronconi
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Cordeiro
authors: D E P
authors: DE
authors: Bossi
authors: H G
authors: HG
authors: Bergallo
authors: M C C
authors: MC
authors: Costa
authors: J C C
authors: JC
authors: Balieiro
authors: F L S B
authors: FL
authors: Varzim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000469:parasitology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D001938:Brazil; D006400:Hematocrit; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins