Bertiella mucronata in Black-and-Gold Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

J Med Primatol. 2024 Dec;53(6):e12744. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12744.

Abstract

This is the first reported case of Bertiella mucronata infection in a black-and-gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) in Brazil. The present study confirms the widespread of B. mucronata in South America and suggest that black-and-gold howler monkeys may serve as viable reservoirs for B. mucronata.

Keywords: anoplocephalid tapeworms; bertiellosis; cestoda; helminth; parasite; primates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alouatta*
  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
  • Female
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases* / parasitology