Fatal neural angiostrongyliasis in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) leading to defining Angiostrongylus cantonensis risk map at a zoo in Australia

Neural angiostrongyliasis (NA) is a parasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm). This study presents a case of NA in a captive Bolivian squirrel monkey from a zoo in western Sydney, Australia. The objective was to identify the A. cantonensis cox1 haplotype responsible for...

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Main Authors: Phoebe Rivory, Kresen Pillay, Rogan Lee, David Taylor, Michael P. Ward, Jan Šlapeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:One Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001489