Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First Molecular Characterization of the Zoonotic Parasite Balantioides coli in Brachyteles hypoxanthus Wied, 1820 (Primate: Atelidae) in Brazil.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Dib, Laís Verdan et al.
- Affiliation:
- Oswaldo Cruz Institute · Brazil
Abstract
Fecal samples from seven individuals kept in semi-captivity in Minas Gerais were subjected to microscopic and molecular parasitological techniques. Balantioides coli was identified in all samples with a predominance of an atypical variant. This is the first molecular characterization of B. coli in Brachyteles hypoxanthus in Brazil.
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