title: Fatal Parastrongylus dujardini infection in captive callitrichids.
abstract: Intravascular nematodes were considered the cause of death of 14 captive callitrichids. All animals were captive born at zoos in France and died with little or no premonitory signs of disease. No consistent gross lesions were observed at necropsy, although in certain cases intracardiac adult parasites were noted. The most significant histologic findings were verminous pneumonia and pulmonary endarteritis. In all cases except one, intravascular adult nematodes were observed with eggs and larvae in the lungs. Adult nematodes were obtained from 8 animals and in all cases were identified as Parastrongylus dujardini. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of intravascular angiostrongylosis with primary cardiopulmonary location in callitrichids in France.
authors.affiliation: Vetagro-sup, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graille
authors.affiliation: UFR Pharmacie, Reims, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ferté
authors.affiliation: Zoo de La Palmyre, Les Mathes, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.affiliation: 13 rue de la Vallée Bergeotte, Janvry, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ollivet Courtois
authors.affiliation: Clinique vétérinaire, Sarlat, France.
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Gauchot
authors.affiliation: Clinique vétérinaire, Sarlat, France.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nougaillon
authors.affiliation: Safari de Peaugres, Peaugres, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vitaud
authors.affiliation: Zoo de Pont Scorff, Pont Scorff, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wardzynski
authors.affiliation: Vet Diagnostics, Lyon, France k.lemberger@vetdiagnostics.fr.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lemberger
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D007814:Larva; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D010063:Ovum; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Callitrichidae; New World monkeys; Parastrongylus dujardini; angiostrongylosis; endarteritis; marmosets; pneumonia; tamarins