Fatal Metacestode Infection in Bornean Orangutan Caused by Unknown Versteria Species

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: Cestoda;    Taeniidae;    Versteria;    metacestode;    primate;    orangutan;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2001.131191

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A captive juvenile Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) died from an unknown disseminated parasitic infection. Deep sequencing of DNA from infected tissues, followed by gene-specific PCR and sequencing, revealed a divergent species within the newly proposed genus Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae). Versteria may represent a previously unrecognized risk to primate health.

【 授权许可】

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