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.
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