MEDICAL-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF INTESTINAL INFECTION BY IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES FROM COSTA RICA.

Parasitism is one of the most important diseases in nonhuman primates (NHP). Parasitism by can be a threat to health and conservation of NHP in Costa Rica. Surgical management of intestinal acanthocephalan infection in two squirrel monkeys () and one white-faced monkey () is described as an alternative to the lack of pharmacologic control options when there is a high burden of parasites present. A complete physical evaluation, including medical ultrasound techniques, allow for diagnosis of the parasite and its lesions. When animals present with a high burden of parasites, surgical management has shown to promote good health outcomes and increase the probability of survival.