Infection by Prosthernorchis elegans (Diesing, 1851) in captive Callithrix aurita (É. Geoffroy, 1812) and Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Laís Verdan Dib Alcides Pissinatti Silvia Bahadian Moreira Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira Alynne da Silva Barbosa

Published in: Journal of medical primatology (2022)

This study reports on infection by Prosthernorchis elegans of Callithrix aurita and Leonthopithecus rosalia through biometry on adults and by molecular biology. Seventy-eight helminths were recovered from the animals' intestine. This is a detailed morphological description and the first molecular characterization of P. elegans in animals from Brazil.

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emergency department
adverse drug