First Report of Bot Fly (Cuterebra baeri) Infestation in Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) from Mexico

Cristóbal‐Azkarate, Jurgi; Colwell, Douglas D.; Kenny, David E.; Solórzano, Brenda; Shedden, Aralisa; Cassaigne, Ivonne; Luna, Ernesto Rodríguez

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.822

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“…Cuterebra baeri (syn. Alouattamya baeri ) infected Cebus albifrons aequatorialis in Peru (Vilchez-Delgado et al 2022), Alouatta belzebul and Aotus trivirgatus in Brazil (Guimarães 1971), Alouatta seniculus in French Guiana (de Thoisy et al 2001) and Guiana (Stuart et al 1998), and Alouatta palliata in Costa Rica (Zeledón-Araya et al 1957; Calderón-Arguedas et al 2004), Guiana (Shannon and Greene 1926), Panama (Milton 1996; Colwell and Milton 1998), and Mexico (Cristobal-Azkarate et al 2012). Cochliomyia hominivorax infected Alouatta seniculus and Pithecia pithecia in French Guiana (Vie and Richard-Hansen 1997).…”

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Cuterebra baeri Infecting Grey-Legged Night Monkeys (Aotus griseimembra) and Red Howler Monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) in Colombia

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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Myiases are parasitic infections caused by the larval stages of some fly species. In American nonhuman primates (NHP), three bot fly species causing cutaneous myiasis have been reported: Cuterebra baeri, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and Dermatobia hominis. Studies on myiasis in NHP are scarce and mainly based on morphologic identification of larvae, while molecular approaches have been barely used. This study aimed to molecularly identify bot flies parasitizing two NHP species living sympatrically in central Colombia. Bot fly larvae were collected from two grey-legged night monkeys (Aotus griseimembra) and from a howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus). Larvae were measured and photographed for morphologic evaluation; subsequent molecular characterizations of a partial region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene were performed. Sequence analysis allowed the identification of all specimens as Cuterebra baeri, enabling confirmation of this species parasitizing Alouatta seniculus and Aotus griseimembra in Colombia.

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“…The epidemiology and the effect on the host may vary significantly, depending on the parasite species (Cristobal-Azkarate et al 2012). Reports of myiases often state that these infections tend to cause little or no harm to the hosts; however, harmful or fatal effects have been observed under certain circumstances (Tuten et al 2011).…”

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