Publications
| parasites of free-ranging black howler monkeys (alouatta pigra) from belize and mexico. | parasites are important members of the ecological web within which an animal lives, and can be used as indicators of ecosystem health. however, few baseline parasitological data are available for free-ranging animals, particularly for the black howler monkey (alouatta pigra). in this study a total of 283 fecal samples were collected from 50 individually identified a. pigra during 2003 and 2004 and examined for parasites. the samples were processed using standard quantitative centrifugation conce ... | 2006 | 17044010 |
| molecular typing of giardia duodenalis isolates from nonhuman primates housed in a brazilian zoo. | giardia infections in captive nonhuman primates (nhp) housed at a brazilian zoo were investigated in order to address their zoonotic potential. fresh fecal samples were collected from the floors of 22 enclosures where 47 primates of 18 different species were housed. the diagnosis of intestinal parasites after concentration by sedimentation and flotation methods revealed the following parasites and their frequencies: giardia (18%); entamoeba spp. (18%); endolimax nana (4.5%); iodamoeba spp. (4.5% ... | 2015 | 24553608 |