Detección de infecciones subclínicas por Trypanosoma vivax en bovinos de fincas ganaderas de Mérida, Venezuela

subclinic infections of trypanosoma vivax were detected in symptomless animals from cattle farms in merida, venezuela. parasitological (microscopical examination of: fresh, capillary tubes and stained slides-blood samples); biochemical (western blot) and molecular (pcr) methods were used for diagnosis in blood sample. the significance, potential risk and epizootiological importance, are discussed.