Clinical and pathological aspects of first report of Tunga penetrans infestation on southern brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Diogo SchottPaula Reis RibeiroViviane Kelin de SouzaLívia Eichenberg SuritaDerek Blaese de AmorimMatheus Viezzer BianchiMarina Zortea AnicetMarcelo Meller AlieviSaulo Petinatti PavariniRaimundo Wilson de CarvalhoJoão Fábio SoaresPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2020)
Both animals altered their tree behavior by staying on the ground for long periods. This parasitic relationship implies the possibility of enlargement of the sand flea dispersion. Thus, this is the first record of Tunga penetrans occurrence in wild Alouatta guariba clamitans.
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