Occurrence of tapeworm Bertiella mucronata (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in the Titi monkey Callicebus oenanthe from Peru: new definitive host and geographical record.
The presence of the cestode Bertiella mucronata (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) is described from the small intestine of two Titi monkeys Callicebus oenanthe, from the Indañe community in Moyobamba, Peru. Six additional cestodes were studied and identified as B. mucronata. This finding constitutes the first report of the cestode in Peru and demonstrates that C. oenanthe is a new definitive host for this parasite.
School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalación 2800, Lima 41, Peru. lucho92@yahoo.com
Luis A
LA
Gómez-Puerta
Maria T
MT
López-Urbina
Armando E
AE
González
D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D053820:Pitheciidae / Q000469:parasitology*