Abstract
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) shawi n. sp., is described in the capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris, from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. This trypanosoma produces no visible pathological effects in the host, and the parasitaemias are extremely low. The trypanosome can be grown in culture.

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Copyright (c) 1987 Vânia Lúcia Brandão Nunes, Elisa Teruya Oshiro, Eni Garcia de Freitas, Gentilda Kazuko Funayama Takeda, Marilene Rodrigues
