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7 July 2023 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF A NATURAL INFECTION WITH TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (CHAGAS DISEASE) IN A SYMPTOMATIC DE BRAZZA'S MONKEY (CERCOPITHECUS NEGLECTUS) IN ALABAMA
Stephanie McCain, Richard R. Sim, Bridget Weidner, Anne E. Rivas, Brooke White, Lisa D. Auckland, Rick L. Tarleton, Sarah Hamer
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Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is a zoonotic, vector-borne, protozoan hemoflagellate with a wide host range. An 11-yr-old, captive-bred male De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglecus) presented with weight loss despite normal appetite. Examination revealed hypoglycemia, nonregenerative anemia, and many trypanosomes on a blood smear. A whole blood sample was PCR-positive for T. cruzi discrete typing unit TcIV and the monkey seroconverted using two different methods. The monkey was treated with the standard human dose of benznidazole twice daily for 60 d; however, blood obtained over the next 1.5 yr posttreatment remained PCR-positive for T. cruzi. A second course of benznidazole at a higher dose but lower frequency for 26 wk was required for the monkey to convert to sustained PCR-negative status. The monkey recovered with no apparent lasting effects.

Stephanie McCain, Richard R. Sim, Bridget Weidner, Anne E. Rivas, Brooke White, Lisa D. Auckland, Rick L. Tarleton, and Sarah Hamer "DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF A NATURAL INFECTION WITH TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (CHAGAS DISEASE) IN A SYMPTOMATIC DE BRAZZA'S MONKEY (CERCOPITHECUS NEGLECTUS) IN ALABAMA," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 54(2), 412-416, (7 July 2023). https://doi.org/10.1638/2022-0095
Accepted: 8 January 2023; Published: 7 July 2023
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