Parasitic and Fungal Infections in Nonhuman Primates

Historically, a number of parasiticParasitic infections and fungal infections impacted nonhuman primate animal and colony health. While many of these infections have been controlled through improved husbandry and new chemotherapeutics, such infections may still be present in free-ranging animals that have greater exposure to the environment and wildlife. Such infections can occasionally still be imported from country of origin for non-domestically sourced animals. In addition, enzootic infectionsEnzootic infections with low-virulence organisms may still cause disease in immunosuppressed or immunodeficient animals. Routine histological evaluation of tissues accompanied by special stains or molecular pathology techniques play a critical role in the diagnosis of infections and in elucidating their relationship to disease.