TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in Pithecia monachus (Primates, Pitheciidae). First report in Peru
AU - Manuel Tantaleán, V.
AU - Nofre Sánchez, P.
AU - Perea, Carlos Marcial
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - © 2018 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All Rights Reserved. The objective of the present work was to identify nematodes obtained post mortem from the small intestine of Pithecia monachus bred in captivity in Iquitos, Peru. The identification was made observing the morphology and anatomy of the female specimens of the intestine of the host and of males and females obtained by culture. All specimens were identified as Strongyloides stercoralis. It is concluded that this species is found for the first time in a primate in Peru.
AB - © 2018 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All Rights Reserved. The objective of the present work was to identify nematodes obtained post mortem from the small intestine of Pithecia monachus bred in captivity in Iquitos, Peru. The identification was made observing the morphology and anatomy of the female specimens of the intestine of the host and of males and females obtained by culture. All specimens were identified as Strongyloides stercoralis. It is concluded that this species is found for the first time in a primate in Peru.
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U2 - 10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15197
DO - 10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15197
M3 - Article
SN - 1682-3419
SP - 1386
EP - 1390
JO - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
JF - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ER -