Transmission of Entamoeba nuttalli and Trichuris trichiura from Nonhuman Primates to Humans

Bruno Levecke; Pierre Dorny; Francis Vercammen; Leo G Visser; Marjan Van Esbroeck; Jozef Vercruysse; Jaco J Verweij

doi:10.3201/eid2110.141456

Transmission of Entamoeba nuttalli and Trichuris trichiura from Nonhuman Primates to Humans

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):1871-2. doi: 10.3201/eid2110.141456.

Authors

Bruno Levecke, Pierre Dorny, Francis Vercammen, Leo G Visser, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jozef Vercruysse, Jaco J Verweij

No abstract available

Keywords: Entamoeba nuttalli; Trichuris trichiura; humans; invasive amebiasis; nonhuman primates; parasites; prevalence; transmission; zoonoses; zoos.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Entamoeba / classification
Entamoeba / parasitology
Entamoeba / pathogenicity*
Entamoebiasis / epidemiology
Entamoebiasis / transmission*
Feces / parasitology
Humans
Primate Diseases / diagnosis*
Primate Diseases / transmission
Primates / parasitology*