Dirofilaria immitis infection in a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
A spontaneously occurring Dirofilaria immitis infection was diagnosed in a rhesus monkey at necropsy. A single immature worm was found in the right ventricle. Granulomatous eosinophilic arteritis was present within pulmonary arteries in the lung. No microfilariae were found.
D000818:Animals; D001167:Arteritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology