Renata Pires

Dr. Renata Pires


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 October 2019 in Pathogens
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EBElida M. V. Brandão
Elida M. V. Brandão
SXSamanta C. C. Xavier
Samanta C. C. Xavier
JCJeiel G. Carvalhaes
Jeiel G. Carvalhaes
PDPaulo S. D'Andrea
Paulo S. D'Andrea
FLFrederico Lemos
Frederico Lemos
André Luiz Rodrigues RoqueAndré Luiz Rodrigues Roque
André Luiz Rodrigues Roque
We surveyed infection by Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp. in small wild mammals from Cumari, Goiás State aiming to investigate the diversity of trypanosomatid in a modified landscape of the Brazilian Cerrado (and possible infection overlapping with canids from the same area). Blood, skin, spleen, and liver samples were collected for parasitological, serological, and molecular assays. Gracilinanus agilis was the most abundant species (N = 70; 48.6%) and it was the only one with patent parasitemia. Characterization by mini-exon and 18SrDNA targets were achieved in 7/10 hemocultures with positive fresh blood examination, which confirmed the T. cruzi infection by Discrete Typing Units (DTU) TcI in single (N = 2) and mixed infections with other DTUs (N = 5). T. rangeli and T. dionisii were detected in skin fragments from Didelphis albiventris and Oecomys cleberi, respectively. G. agilis were found to be infected by L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis, while Leishmania sp. DNA was detected in the liver of Oligoryzomys nigripes and Calomys expulsus. Subpatent infection by T. cruzi and Leishmania sp. was serologically detected in 15% and 9% of the small mammal fauna, respectively. Small mammals from Cumari are included in T. cruzi and Leshmania spp. transmission cycles, showing a higher diversity of trypanosomatid species and/or genotypes than that observed in canids of the same agroecosystem.

21 November 2022 in Parasitology Research
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VAVicente Toscano de Araújo-Neto
Vicente Toscano de Araújo-Neto
ABAndressa Noronha Barbosa-Silva
Andressa Noronha Barbosa-Silva
NHNathan Ravi Medeiros Honorato
Nathan Ravi Medeiros Honorato
LSLetícia Mikardya Lima Sales
Letícia Mikardya Lima Sales
RPRenata Pires
Renata Pires
ACAntonia Claudia Jácome da Câmara
Antonia Claudia Jácome da Câmara