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e158 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) AbstractsResults: Of the 94 dogs analyzed, 51 were male and 43 females. The mean age for both males and females was 3.6 years (range 4 months -15 years).Serological and parasitological tests revealed that 12 dogs (12.8%) were trypanosome infected (Table 1). Nine dogs (9.6%) had antibodies against T. cruzi. Trypanosomes were isolated in three (5.3%) hemoculture samples. Molecular analysis showed that isolated trypanosomes were T. rangeli. None of these T. rangeli positive dogs had detectable antibodies against T. cruzi. Four infected dogs belong to people with Chagas disease diagnosis.Conclusion: In conclusion our data demonstrate that dogs are frequently infected with Trypanosomes in this area o Panama with a prevalence similar to the one observed in the human population. This study improves our understanding of the epidemiology and control of Chagas disease in rural areas of central Panama.

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Summary: A case of pulmonary infection due to Rhodotorula rubra in a sheep based upon isolation and histopathological demonstration of the fungus is described. Zusammenfassung: Beschreibung eines Falles einer pulmonalen Infektion durch Rhodotorula rubra bei einem Schaf. Der Organismus konnte mykologisch‐kulturell und histopathologisch nachgewiesen werden. Die Infektion entwickelte sich sehr wahrscheinlich aus einer durch Viren hervorgerufenen pulmonalen Adenomatose.