Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Visceral leishmaniasis in an infant gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): Clinical signs, diagnosis, and successful treatment with single-dose liposomal amphotericin B.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Tinoco, Herlandes Penha et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Jardim Zooló · Brazil
Abstract
A 2-year-old captive gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, and treated with a single dose of liposomal amphotericin B, which resulted in clinical cure. This is the first report of visceral leishmaniasis in gorillas, and the first reported liposomal amphotericin B treatment in great apes.
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