Two cases of cryptococcus gattii infection in the rhesus macaque (Macaca Mulatta)

Amanda L. Johnson, Anne D. Lewis

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Abstract

Cryptococcus gattii was diagnosed in two female indoor-housed rhesus macaques. Gross and histopathologic findings included an isolated pulmonary cryptococcoma in a non-SIV-infected macaque and disseminated disease centered on the lungs of an SIV-infected macaque. Fungal yeast were positive with special stains, and the diagnoses were confirmed with a lateral flow assay and PCR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)67-70
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of medical primatology
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cryptococcus gattii
  • non-human primate
  • pneumonia
  • rhesus macaque

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • General Veterinary

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