Histopathologic findings of pulmonary acariasis in a rhesus monkeys breeding unit Aspectos histopatológicos da acaríase pulmonar em uma criação de macacos rhesus

Histopathologic findings of pulmonary acariasis in a rhesus monkeys breeding unit Aspectos histopatológicos da acaríase pulmonar em uma criação de macacos rhesus

Histological lesions in the lungs of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) related with Pneumonyssus simicola were evidenced. The most prominent pathologic alterations included numerous thin-walled cysts 1-5 mm diameter scattered throughout the lungs, bronchiolitis, peribronchiolitis where the mites were...

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Main Authors: Márcia Cristina R. Andrade, Renato S. Marchevsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2007-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Macacos rhesus
acaríase pulmonar
Pneumonyssus simicola
patologia
Rhesus macaques
pulmonary acariasis
pathology
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