title: A survey for intestinal helminths in recently wild-caught Macaca mulatta and results of treatment with mebendazole and thiabendazole.
abstract: One hundred Macaca mulatta, trapped in India and transported directly to the California Primate Research Center, were surveyed for the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths. Trichostrongylus sp. was found in 86% of the animals, followed by Strongyloides fulleborni (63%), Streptopharagus sp. (38%), Oesophagostomum sp. (23%) and Anatrichosoma sp. (21%). Treatment with mebendazole and thiabendazole was efficacious against all the intestinal nematodes, with the exception of mebendazole versus Streptopharagus sp.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D008463:Mebendazole; D013827:Thiabendazole