Fatal Metacestode Infection in Bornean Orangutan Caused by Unknown Versteria Species

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). Verste...

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Autores principales: Goldberg, Tony L., Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette, Deering, Kathleen M., Wallace, Roberta S., Clyde, Victoria L., Lauck, Michael, Rosen, Gail E., Bennett, Andrew J., Greiner, Ellis C., O’Connor, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24377497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131191
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Sumario: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.

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