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Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in a lethal toxoplasmosis outbreak affecting captive howler monkeys (Alouatta sp.).
Journal of medical primatology - 1 Apr 2021
Santana Clarissa Helena, de Oliveira Ayisa Rodrigues, Dos Santos Daniel O, Pimentel Samantha Pinheiro, de Souza Lucas Dos Reis, Moreira Larissa Giannini Alves, Braz Heloísia Maria Bressan, de Carvalho Thaynara Parente, Lopes Carlos Eduardo Bastos, Oliveira Jefferson Bruno Soares, de Paula Nayara Ferreira, de Carvalho Marcelo Pires Nogueira, Alves Bruna Farias, Pena Hilda Fátima Jesus, Santos Renato Lima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease that affects humans and warm-blooded animals. This study describes an outbreak of toxoplasmosis in howler monkeys (Alouatta sp.) and survival of capuchins (Sapajus apella), under the same environmental conditions. METHODS: Howler monkeys were submitted to post-mortem examination. Tissue samples were processed to histopathology and immunohistochemistry to detect...
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