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Staphylococcal meningoencephalitis, nematodiasis, and typhlocolitis in a squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
A García1, P R Nambiar, R P Marini
1Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. agarcia@mit.edu
Background:
Seizures were observed in a 16-year old male Guyanese squirrel monkey with a history of inappetence and weakness.
Methods And Results:
Complete blood count, biochemical profile, and urinalysis indicated systemic disease. Nematode larvae were detected in the feces. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed leukocytes and gram-positive cocci. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the CSF. Histopathological evaluation revealed systemic lesions with inflammation and nematodes in the small and large intestine.
Conclusion:
This is the first report describing spontaneous staphylococcal CNS infection in a squirrel monkey.
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