Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fatal metacestode infection in Bornean orangutan caused by unknown Versteria species.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Goldberg, Tony L et al.
Abstract
A captive juvenile Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) died from an unknown disseminated parasitic infection. Deep sequencing of DNA from infected tissues, followed by gene-specific PCR and sequencing, revealed a divergent species within the newly proposed genus Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae). Versteria may represent a previously unrecognized risk to primate health.
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