New World Screwworm Infestation in Wild Mountain Tapirs, Central Andes Mountains, Colombia
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, and Juliana Vélez
Author affiliation: Tiger Cats Conservation Initiative, Dosquebradas, Colombia (J.C. Cepeda-Duque); Organización Ambiental Chinampa, Pereira, Colombia (J.C. Cepeda-Duque, L.J. Cano-González, J.C. Mantilla); International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Species Survival Commission, Tapir Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland (J.C. Cepeda-Duque, V. Rodríguez, D.J. Lizcano, J. Owens, J. Davis-Powell, L. Dadone, C. Galvis, B.S. Pukazhenthi, J. Vélez); Laboratorio de Entomología, Corporación Universitaria de Santa Rosa de Cabal, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia (G. Elejalde, D. Álvarez-Arellano); Corporación Autónoma Regional de Risaralda, Pereira (J.C. Gómez-Salazar); Wildlife Conservation Society, Colombia, Cali, Colombia (D.J. Lizcano); Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (J.A. Cortés-Vecino); Hospital Militar Central, Bogota (Á.A. Faccini-Martínez); Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota (Á.A. Faccini-Martínez); Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (T.F. Martins); Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, California, USA (J. Owens, J. Davis-Powell); Giraffe Veterinary Services, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (L. Dadone); Fundación Zoológica de Cali, Cali (C. Galvis); Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, USA (B.S. Pukazhenthi); Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA (J. Vélez); The Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford (J. Vélez)
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Figure 2. Cochlyiomia hominivorax larvae collected from a case of New World screwworm infestation in wild mountain tapir, Central Andes Mountains, Colombia. The larvae were collected from a male tapir and depict features used for taxonomic identification. A) Full larva, showing morphologic features; original magnification ×5. B) First thoracic section, demonstrating pigmented dorsal tracheal trunks; original magnification ×10. C) Posterior spiracles and anal tubercle; original magnification ×25. D) Anterior spiracle; original magnification ×25. E) Oral hooks from first thoracic segment; original magnification ×25. Photographs were taken at the Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, by using an SZX12 stereomicroscope (Olympus, https://www.olympus-lifescience.com).
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