Endemic Infections of Parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis in Two Species of Nonhuman Primates, Raccoons, and an Opossum From Miami, Florida

Christine L. Miller; John M. Kinsella; Michael M. Garner; Sian Evans; Patricia A. Gullett; Robert E. Schmidt

doi:10.1645/GE-653R.1

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1 April 2006 Endemic Infections of Parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis in Two Species of Nonhuman Primates, Raccoons, and an Opossum From Miami, Florida

Christine L. Miller, John M. Kinsella, Michael M. Garner, Sian Evans, Patricia A. Gullett, Robert E. Schmidt

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J. of Parasitology, 92(2):406-408 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-653R.1

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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.

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Christine L. Miller, John M. Kinsella, Michael M. Garner, Sian Evans, Patricia A. Gullett, and Robert E. Schmidt "Endemic Infections of Parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis in Two Species of Nonhuman Primates, Raccoons, and an Opossum From Miami, Florida," Journal of Parasitology 92(2), 406-408, (1 April 2006). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-653R.1

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