An epidemiological survey of wild caught and domestic born rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) for Anatrichosoma (Nematoda: Trichinellida).

A group of wild caught rhesus monkeys and their domestic born infants were examined for Anatrichosoma, a nematode that inhabits the nasal mucosa and subcutaneous tissue of the face, hands, and feet. The diagnosis was made using nasal swabs. Fifty-four percent of the wild caught animals reported positive ina survey taken 3 years earlier were negative based upon results of reexamination, while one animal was found positive that had been reported negative. None of the infants examined had positive samples for Anatrichosoma.