Vilchez-Delgado Fernando, Ramírez-Montano Luis Fernando, Merino-Merino Xiomara, Ojeda-Juárez Renzo R, Espinoza-Román Maximiliano H, Duarte-Quiroga Alejandra
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Avenida Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, Lima 15102, Peru.
Laboratorio de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Calle Germán Amézaga 375, Lima 15081, Peru.
J Wildl Dis. 2022 Apr 1;58(2):415-420. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00175.
Botflies (Diptera:Oestridae) are a diverse group of insect parasites that affect various vertebrate species. There are previous reports of myiasis affecting wild primates in Central and South America; however, information about botfly parasitism in Peruvian primates is scarce. We present data from two Cebidae primate specimens: a rescued large-headed capuchin monkey (Sapajus macrocephalus) housed at Taricaya Rescue Center, in Tambopata, Peru, and a free-ranging white-fronted capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons aequatorialis) inhabiting Cerros de Amotape National Park. The first specimen had a larva identified as Dermatobia hominis, whereas Cuterebra baeri larvae infested the second. In both cases we initially identified the parasite species through their morphologic features before confirming the identification with genetic analysis through the cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene sequencing of the larvae. Further field studies on the primate-parasite dynamics are needed to understand the impact of botfly myiasis on primate populations.
肤蝇（双翅目：狂蝇科）是一类多样的昆虫寄生虫，可感染多种脊椎动物。此前有关于南美洲和中美洲野生灵长类动物感染蝇蛆病的报道；然而，关于秘鲁灵长类动物肤蝇寄生情况的信息却很匮乏。我们展示了来自两个卷尾猴科灵长类动物标本的数据：一只获救的大头卷尾猴（Sapajus macrocephalus），饲养在秘鲁坦博帕塔的塔里卡亚救援中心；还有一只生活在阿莫塔佩山国家公园的野生白额卷尾猴（Cebus albifrons aequatorialis）。第一个标本体内有一条被鉴定为人肤蝇（Dermatobia hominis）的幼虫，而第二个标本则被北美羊狂蝇（Cuterebra baeri）的幼虫寄生。在这两个案例中，我们最初通过幼虫的形态特征鉴定寄生虫种类，之后通过对幼虫线粒体细胞色素C氧化酶亚基1基因进行测序的遗传分析来确认鉴定结果。还需要对灵长类动物与寄生虫的动态关系开展进一步的野外研究，以了解肤蝇蛆病对灵长类种群的影响。
