New World Screwworm Infestation in Wild Mountain Tapirs, Central Andes Mountains, Colombia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We describe New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) infestation in 2 injured mountain tapirs (Tapirus pinchaque) from a protected area in the Central Andes, Colombia. Screwworms were not a known threat to mountain tapirs. Community outreach is needed to raise awareness on effects of this parasite on humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Juan Camilo Cepeda-Duque, Leidy Johana Cano-González, Gerardo Elejalde, Juan Camilo Mantilla, Diego Álvarez-Arellano, Julio Cesar Gómez-Salazar, Victoria Rodríguez, Diego J. Lizcano, Jesús Alfredo Cortés-Vecino, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Jacob Owens, Jordan Davis-Powell, Liza Dadone, Carlos Galvis, Budhan S. Pukazhenthi, Juliana Vélez
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413048344