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.

Findings

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 confirmat

SUBMITTER: Brunet J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4167275 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature