Chilomastix mesnili is a parasite.[1] It infects about 3.5% of the population in the US. It is found in humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, monkeys, and pigs. It lives in the cecum and colon. C. mesnili has a similar life style to Giardia lamblia.
Although Chilomastix mesnili is considered non-pathogenic, it often occurs with other parasite infections. C. mensnili maybe be confused with other pathogenic species during diagnosis. It can create a false positive which would result in unnecessary treatment or a false negative which would withhold necessary treatment.
References
- ^ Levecke B, Dorny P, Geurden T, Vercammen F, Vercruysse J (September 2007). "Gastrointestinal protozoa in non-human primates of four zoological gardens in Belgium". Vet. Parasitol. 148 (3-4): 236–46. doi:. PMID 17656023. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304-4017(07)00314-7.
Sources
Schmidt, G. and Roberts, L. 2005. Foundations of Parasitology (7th ed.), New York: McGraw-Hill
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