ALVEOLAR HYDATIDOSIS (ECHINOCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS) IN A CAPTIVE RHESUS-MONKEY (MACACA-MULATTA) IN GERMANY

Authors
BRACK M TACKMANN K CONRATHS FJ RENSING S
Citation
M. Brack et al., ALVEOLAR HYDATIDOSIS (ECHINOCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS) IN A CAPTIVE RHESUS-MONKEY (MACACA-MULATTA) IN GERMANY, TM & IH. Tropical medicine & international health, 2(8), 1997, pp. 754-759
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
TM & IH. Tropical medicine & international health → ACNP
ISSN journal
13602276
Volume
2
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
754 - 759
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-2276(1997)2:8<754:AH(IAC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A naturally occurring E. multilocularis infection in an 11-year old fe male rhesus monkey is described. The infection most probably was acqui red from foxes of the Gottingen area through contaminated branches or foliage taken from the nearby forest. The most severely affected organ s were the liver and the lung. a limited serological survey using the Em2plus ELISA revealed 5 more animals which su far remain clinically h ealthy as possibly infected.