Strongyloidiasis represents a major medical and veterinary helminthic disease. Human
infection is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides fuelleborni fuelleborni and …

Primates are an important source of infectious disease in humans. Strongyloidiasis affects
an estimated 600 million people worldwide, with a global distribution and hotspots of …

Strongyloides is a genus of parasitic nematodes of vertebrates comprising approximately 50
documented species, each with various host ranges. Among these, three species (S …

Background: Understanding which non-human primates (NHPs) act as a wild reservoir for
blood-borne pathogens will allow us to better understand the ecology of diseases and the …

The majority of the parasite assessments of New World primates have been conducted
through the identification of the eggs found in faeces, though many species of parasites …

Substantial research has shown that while some parasite infections can be fatal to hosts,
most infections are sub-clinical and non-lethal. Such sub-clinical infections can nonetheless …

Currently, there is a lack of surveys that report the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in
the white-headed capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons). We therefore assessed the presence …

The current study is the first attempt to include the many records from wild primate host
species from the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC), Rio de …

Aim: Determining gastrointestinal parasites' frequency in non-human primates (NHPs) and
handlers in different Brazilian institutions, and associate it with management information …

Background Strongyloides stercoralis can undergo an alternative autoinfective life cycle in
the host, which, in some individuals can lead to a lethal infection. However, due to a number …