title: Exfoliative colpocytology: a method for the diagnosis of Capuchin monkey filariasis?
abstract: During vaginal fluid examinations (Papanicolaou) to study the physiological sexual cycle of Cebus sp., abundant Dipetalonema gracile microfilariae (110-160 microns x 4-5 microns, without a sheath) were encountered in the genital fluid, but not in peripheral blood. Considering the great difficulty in diagnosing this obscure parasitosis, exfoliative colpocytology was found to be an efficient diagnostic.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Facultad de Cíencias Veterinarias, Corrientes, Argentina.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mussart de Coppo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Coppo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002428:Cebus / Q000469:parasitology*; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D014621:Vagina / Q000469:parasitology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000662:veterinary