Abstract
To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs. Immunologic studies detected coccidioidal antibodies and antigens in Glossophaga soricina and Desmodus rotundus bats.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Fungal / metabolism
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Brazil
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Chiroptera / immunology
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Chiroptera / microbiology*
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Coccidioides / immunology
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Coccidioides / isolation & purification*
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Coccidioidomycosis / epidemiology
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Coccidioidomycosis / immunology
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Coccidioidomycosis / microbiology
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Coccidioidomycosis / veterinary*
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Endemic Diseases*
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Liver / immunology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / epidemiology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / immunology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / veterinary*
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Mice