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Molecular typing of Giardia duodenalis isolates from nonhuman primates housed IN a Brazilian zoo.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
David Érica Boarato, Patti Mariella, Coradi Silvana Torossian, Oliveira-Sequeira Teresa Cristina Goulart, Ribolla Paulo Eduardo Martins, Guimarães Semíramis
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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...
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