title: A preliminary parasitological analysis of fecal samples from a wild population of Costa Rican squirrel monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi).
abstract: Fecal samples (n = 18) were obtained from a wild population of squirrel monkeys, Saimiri oerstedi, in Costa Rica. The parasite cysts, eggs, and larvae recovered from these samples are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boinski
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012453:Saimiri / Q000469:parasitology*