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Fatal Metacestode Infection in Bornean Orangutan Caused by Unknown Versteria Species
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 109-113 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6f74ab5dcbd4a3b84b8cba43d2a9b35
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131191