Detection of Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp. in bats from the department of Atlantico, Colombia.

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Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica Pub Date : 2026-03-27 DOI:10.17843/rpmesp.2026.431.15494

Brendy Alcira Padilla-Obregón, Iván Benavides-Céspedes, Yeisson Cera-Vallejo, Daisy Lozano-Arias, Carlos Mario Meléndez, Roberto Garcia-Alzate

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Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp. infection in bats captured in the municipalities of Piojó, Tubará, and Usiacurí, in the department of Atlántico, in the northern Colombian Caribbean region.

Materials and methods: Between August 2022 and April 2023, bats were captured using mist nets; these were taxonomically identified, and their sex, reproductive stage, and relative age were established. Blood samples were obtained from the brachial vein. The identification of Trypanosoma spp. was performed through parasitological and molecular diagnosis; DNA was extracted, and the kinetoplast region (kDNA) was amplified. For the identification of Leishmania spp., the β-tubulin region was amplified.

Results: From 110 bats analyzed, an overall infection frequency of 14.50% (16/110) was determined. The presence of Trypanosoma spp. was detected in 14.50% (16/110) of the individuals and Leishmania spp. in 10.00% (11/110). Coinfection was identified in 11 specimens, equivalent to a frequency of 10.00% of the total sample. The coinfected bats belonged to the species Artibeus lituratus, Artibeus jamaicensis, and Phyllostomus hastatus.

Conclusions: This study constitutes the first report on the frequency of trypanosomatid coinfection in bats from the department of Atlántico.

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哥伦比亚大西洋省蝙蝠中锥虫和利什曼原虫的检测。

目的：确定在哥伦比亚北部加勒比地区Atlántico省Piojó、tubar和Usiacurí市捕获的蝙蝠中锥虫和利什曼原虫感染的频率。材料和方法：在2022年8月至2023年4月期间，使用雾网捕获蝙蝠；对它们进行了分类鉴定，并确定了它们的性别、生殖阶段和相对年龄。从臂静脉采集血样。通过寄生虫学和分子诊断对锥虫进行鉴定；提取DNA，扩增着丝质体区（kDNA）。为了鉴定利什曼原虫，扩增了β-微管蛋白区。结果：在分析的110只蝙蝠中，总感染频率为14.50%（16/110）。14.50%（16/110）检出锥虫，10.00%（11/110）检出利什曼原虫。共感染11份标本，占总标本的10.00%。共感染的蝙蝠属利氏Artibeus lituratus、牙买加Artibeus jamicensis和hastatus Phyllostomus。结论：本研究首次报道了Atlántico科蝙蝠共感染锥虫病的频率。

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Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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