First Report of Bot Fly (Cuterebra baeri) Infestation in Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) from Mexico.
Citation
Cristobal-Azkarate, J., Colwell, D.D., Kenny, D., Solórzano, B., Shedden, A., Cassaigne, I., and Luna, E.R. (2012). "First Report of Bot Fly (Cuterebra baeri) Infestation in Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) from Mexico.", Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48(3), pp. 822-825.
Abstract
We analyzed seven bot fly larvae extracted from six howler monkeys (Alouatta palliate) in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. The spine distribution and structure of the larvae were consistent with those reported for Cuterebra baeri from Panama. This report sets the northern limit for its distribution in the Americas.
Publication date
2012-12-31