In situ hybridization assay for the diagnosis of chagas myocarditis and orchitis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta): A case report.

Authors :: DeLorenzo, Megan
Carias, Elvira
Mustonen, Allison
Gonzalez, Olga
Dick, Edward J.
Kumar, Shyamesh
Source :: Journal of Medical Primatology. Jun2019, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p182-185. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We present the first documented case of Trypanosoma cruzi‐induced orchitis in a rhesus macaque. Additionally, we describe an in situ hybridization–based assay to confirm T. cruzi infection in formalin‐fixed tissues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *DIAGNOSTIC use of in-situ hybridization
*DIAGNOSIS of Chagas' disease
*MYOCARDITIS
*ORCHITIS
*RHESUS monkeys

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