2023
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12658
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Filarial hyperinfection in two neotropical primates from eastern Amazon peri‐urban areas

Abstract: Among the filarial species that infect non-human primates are the genus Dipetalonema and subgenus Mansonella (Tetrapetalonema) parasites of the thoracic-abdominal cavities and subcutaneous tissue, respectively, which are transmitted by arthropod vectors of the genus Culicoides and Simulium. 1 Clinical cases of disseminated microfilariae in humans caused by Mansonella and Wuchereria bancrofti describe larvae found in different organs, such as the liver, lymph nodes, kidneys, ovaries, and brain. 2 In non-human p… Show more

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