CLEUSA FUMICA HIRATA TAKAKURA
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Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in two southern Wooly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides - Geoffroy, 1806) from the Rio de Janeiro primate center, Brazil(2014) SANTOS, S. V.; STREFEZZI, R. F.; PISSINATTI, A.; KANAMURA, C. T.; TAKAKURA, C. F. H.; DUARTE, M. I. S.; CATAO-DIAS, J. L.BackgroundToxoplasmosis led to the death of two Brachyteles arachnoides, an endangered atelid. MethodsThe diagnosis was established by necropsy, histopathological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural changes. ResultsThe analysis confirms the presence of Toxoplasma gondii. ConclusionsThis report contributes to the development of protocols for health surveillance on maintenance and conservation of southern muriquis.
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia in a southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)(2012) SANTOS, S. V.; STREFEZZI, R. F.; PISSINATTI, A.; TAKAKURA, C. F. H.; KANAMURA, C.; DUARTE, M. I. S.; CATAO-DIAS, J. L.Background An adult male Brachyteles arachanoides, kept in captivity since 1990, was found dead without apparent clinical evidence. Methods Necropsy report, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and ultrastructural examination were conducted. Results Pulmonary syncytial cells were positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and ultrastructural examination revealed viral particles inside macrophages compatible with the Paramyxoviridae family. Conclusions Muriquis are susceptible to RSV pneumonia followed by respiratory distress syndrome and death.