Filarial hyperinfection in two neotropical primates from eastern Amazon peri-urban areas.
David Marcial Fernandez CongaAmanda A FigueiredoAna Sílvia Sardinha RibeiroAndréa Magalhães BezerraWashington Luiz Assunção PereiraPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2023)
We report two cases of disseminated hyperinfection by filariae in free-living primates Saimiri sciureus and Saguinus niger from eastern Amazon. Histopathological examination showed the presence of Dipetalonema gracile microfilariae in blood, liver, lungs, spleen, small intestine, kidney, brain, liver, and adults in peritoneal thoracic cavity.