Bacterial Diseases in Nonhuman Primates

A variety of bacterial infections are common in nonhuman primate colonies and can be a significant factor for morbidity and mortality in experimental settings and in the wild. Proper postmortem diagnosis based on macroscopic and histopathological findings along with the clinical history and results from microbiological analyses will ensure the elimination of the infection, will improve the treatment strategy and will reduce the mortality. This chapter will address the pathology and diagnostic methods of common bacterial diseases in nonhuman primates (NHPs), with addition of some uncommon pathogens that can initiate large-scale epidemics and are mostly used in experimental settings. The emphasis will be on images of macroscopic and histologic lesions of the given disease.