Trypanoxyuris (Trypanoxyuris) minutus (Schneider, 1866) among Alouatta guariba clamitans (Cabrera, 1940) in the state of Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
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| Authors: | Alynne da Silva Barbosa Laís Verdan Dib Claudia M Antunes Uchôa Otilio Machado Pereira Bastos Alcides Pissinatti |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory for Toxoplasmosis and other Protozoan Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro), Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Biomedical Institute, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Primate Center of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ/INEA), RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This study reports on infection by Trypanoxyuris (Trypanoxyuris) minutus among Alouatta guariba clamitans through biometry on adults and eggs. A total of 58 adult helminths were recovered from the small segment of the animal's large intestine. This study is the first report of this parasite among A. guariba clamitans in Rio de Janeiro. |
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| Keywords: | nematodes Neotropical primates Oxyuridae Rio de Janeiro |
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