Encephalitis associated with Trypanosoma cruzi in a Celebes black macaque.
Progressive central nervous system depression developed in a Celebes black macaque (Macaca nigra) acquired from a zoo in Texas. A spinal tap revealed motile trypanosomes in the spinal fluid. Histological examination of the heart and brain revealed focal myocarditis and intracellular amastigotes, respectively.
D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008251:Macaca; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*