Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
In situ hybridization assay for the diagnosis of chagas myocarditis and orchitis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta): A case report.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- DeLorenzo, Megan et al.
- Affiliation:
- Texas Biomedical Research Institute · United States
Abstract
We present the first documented case of Trypanosoma cruzi-induced orchitis in a rhesus macaque. Additionally, we describe an in situ hybridization-based assay to confirm T. cruzi infection in formalin-fixed tissues.
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