Clinical description of tetanus in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).
Nineteen cases of clinical tetanus developed in Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) which were housed in outdoor corrals with soil-based floors. The disease was initially characterized by stiffness in gait followed by extensor rigidity, trismus and opisthotonus. Eleven of the 19 monkeys (58%) had evidence of external wounds. The case fatality rate was 100%. Tetanus accounted for 12% of adult female and 19% of adult male mortalities in the colony. Immunization with tetanus toxoid was effective in reducing the incidence of tetanus.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012453:Saimiri; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013745:Tetanus Toxoid