title: First case of peritoneal cysticercosis in a non-human primate host (Macaca tonkeana) due to Taenia martis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Infections with larval stages (metacestodes) of a variety of taeniid species have been described in primates, including humans, with partial to severe clinical consequences. Taenia martis is a tapeworm of mustelids, and martens are mainly their definitive hosts in Central Europe. In the rodent intermediate host cysticerci develop in the pleural and peritoneal cavities. The present report describes a case of T. martis peritoneal cysticercosis in a Tonkean macaque.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An abdominal mass was detected in a 3-year-old male Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana) born and raised in a primate colony in France. Examination of the mass after laparotomy showed numerous vesicles identified as cysticerci of T. martis, based on the morphology of scolex and hooks, with confirmation by PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes. Exeresis of the lesion was not possible and praziquantel (5.7 mg/kg) was given twice at an interval of 3 days. The abdominal mass was greatly diminished upon examination 2 months later and no signs of recurrence were noticed during the following 4 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of T. martis cysticercosis in a monkey. This record and the recent first description of an ocular T. martis cysticercosis in a human show the susceptibility of primates to T. martis and its zoonotic potential. This taeniid species must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cysticercosis in primates.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, EA 7292, Fédération de Médecine, Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, 3 rue Koeberlé, 67000 Strasbourg, France. julie.brunet@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brunet
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pesson
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chermette
authors.forename: Pierrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Regnard
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deplazes
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabou
authors.forename: Alexander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Pfaff
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abou-Bacar
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candolfi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D008251:Macaca; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013621:Taenia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics