Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida.
Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic disease in a captive primate in Florida.
Duffy
Michael S
MS
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. mjd48@cornell.edu
Miller
Christine L
CL
Kinsella
J Michael
JM
de Lahunta
Alexander
A
D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D005431:Florida; D006922:Hylobates / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D018419:Primate Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*