Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spontaneous meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in an infant golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Molina, Camila V et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Patologia · Brazil
Abstract
Non-human primates are susceptible to many bacteria, some of which bear zoonotic potential. We report the pathologic features of spontaneous fulminating meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in a captive infant golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) from Brazil.
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