The incidence, pathogenesis and treatment of helminth infections in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
In a survey of 259 newly-imported rhesus monkeys, 5 species of nematode parasites were commonly found. Of these 5 species, Oesophagostomum spp. and Strongyloides fulleborni were implicated in the deaths of 3 monkeys. 5 other nematode species, 2 cestode species and 1 trematode species were also found; their pathogenicity is discussed. The results of treatment of parasitic infections with 6 different drugs is reported. Thiabendazole at an initial dose of 100 or 133 mg/kg and repeated at 50 mg/kg was found to be the most effective treatment against Oesophagostomum spp.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D009814:Oesophagostomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007978:Levamisole; D008463:Mebendazole; D013827:Thiabendazole