The Postmortem Diagnosis of an Armillifer Infection Case in a Cynomolgus Macaque (Macaca Fascicularis)
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Armillifer moniliformis belongs to the order Porocephalida and family Porocephalidae, and it can cause zoonotic pentastomiasis. A suspected parasitic infection was incidentally discovered in the abdominal cavity of a cynomolgus macaque that died of persistent diarrhea. 18S rDNA amplification and sequencing revealed a high similarity (99.83%) to the Armillifer moniliformis Guangxi isolate. The isolated parasite was named the Armillifer moniliformis Yunnan isolate (GenBank accession no. HM048870). Our report presents a case of Armillifer moniliformis infection in macaques. The results indicated that early quarantine and diagnosis should be employed for animal health.
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