title: Endemic infections of Parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis in two species of nonhuman primates, raccoons, and an opossum from Miami, Florida.
abstract: Parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis was first reported in the United States from cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidus, in Texas in 1979. Here, we report the findings of P. costaricensis in a siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) from the Miami MetroZoo, in 2 Ma's night monkeys (Aotus nancymaae) from the DuMond Conservancy located at Monkey Jungle in Miami, in 4 raccoons (Procyon lotor) trapped near the MetroZoo, and in an opossum (Didelphis virginiana) trapped at the MetroZoo. These records are the first records of P. costaricensis from all 4 species of hosts. All of the primates were zoo-born, and the raccoons and opossum were native, indicating that this parasite is now endemic at these 2 sites.
authors.affiliation: HelmWest Laboratory, 2108 Hilda Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA.
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Sian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gullett
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D016645:Aotidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006922:Hylobates / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology*; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*