A survey of Sarcocystis in nonhuman primates.
Of the 375 wild-caught Old World and New World monkeys examined in this survey, 79 (21%) were infected with Sarcocystis, while 369 laboratory-born animals were negative. Four strucutrally different types of sarcocysts were observed; 2 were probably new species. New host records were recognized for 4 species of Asian macaques, 3 Africican cercopithecids, and the New World Saimiri sciureus.
D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus; D000882:Haplorhini; D008251:Macaca; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology; D010215:Papio; D012453:Saimiri; D012522:Sarcocystis; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*