Acute Chagas' cardiopathy in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Guadalajara, Mexico

Acute Chagas' cardiopathy in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Guadalajara, Mexico

We report a 24 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) who contracted Chagas' infection at the Guadalajara Zoo, in Jalisco, México, and died of acute Chagas' carditis 15 days later. The histopathological findings are described, as well as the presence of triatomines (Triatoma longipen...

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Main Authors:	J. Jaime-Andrade G., David Avila-Figueroa, Felipe J. Lozano-Kasten, René J. Hernández-Gutiérrez, Ezequiel Magallón-Gastélum, Marina J. Kasten-Monges, Edison Reis Lopes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1997-08-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Cardite chagásica Ursus maritimus American trypanosomiasis Chagas' carditis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821997000400011

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