IX. CONTENTS Introduction Number of Species of Infected Primates and Their Helminth Parasites Genera of Helminth Parasites Peculiar to Primates Helminth Parasites of Monkeys and Apes Occuring in Common with Man Number of Species of Helminth Parasites in Monkeys and Apes Helminth Parasites of Primates in Japan Distribution of Helminth Parasites Among Primates Intermediate Hosts of Helminth Parasites of Primates Summary and Conclusion

Ecological relationships between parasites and primates

The ultrastruct of the adult subperiodic Brugia malayi (Brug, 1927) within pulmonary arteries of male jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) was studied by transmission electron microscopy. The cuticle consists of 10 sublayers (2 of which are prominently banded) and a typical outer unit membrane. Evidence is presented showing that the subcuticular region of the lateral chords comprises a functional complex of basal infoldings, multivesicular bodies, and associated mitochondria, which is probably engaged in the exchange of solutes across a permeable cuticle. Microbodies with paired, prominent cores, intracisternal A-particle viruslike bodies, nonstaining glycogen patches, and other structures are also present in the lateral chords. The platymyarian somatic musculature shares some coelomyarian characteristics, e.g., apparent neuromuscular connections and prominent glycogen deposits surrounded by mitochondria and other organelles. The alimentary tract has features typical of many nematodes. The luminal segments of the male and female reproductive tracts and their germinal products, excluding microfilariae, are described. Affinities with related species are discussed.

The ultrastructure of adult Brugia malayi (Brug, 1927) (Nematoda: Filarioidea).

Studies on filariasis in Malaya: the vertebrate hosts of Brugia malayi and B. pahangi.

Parasitic Diseases of Nonhuman Primates

Most people who have had more than cursory experience in the husbandry of nonhuman primate colonies will agree that parasitism is one of the most common disease entities that affects these animals. Numerous protozoal and metazoal genera have been described as infecting the members of all major nonhuman primate groups. Many of these are considered to be nonpathogenic, or at least their detrimental effects upon the host have yet to be eludicated. A large number, however, can produce lesions that result in serious debilitation and can create opportunities for secondary infections that may be fatal. This process appears to be exacerbated by the stress of capture and confinement.

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The Pathoparasitology of Nonhuman Primates: A Review

On Brugia gen. nov. for Wuchereria spp. of the " malayi" Group, i.e. W. malayi (Brug, 1927), W. pahangi Buckley and Edeson, 1956, and W. patei Buckley, Nelson and Heisch, 1958.

J. J. C. Buckley

Papers

On Brugia gen. nov. for Wuchereria spp. of the " malayi" Group, i.e. W. malayi (Brug, 1927), W. pahangi Buckley and Edeson, 1956, and W. patei Buckley, Nelson and Heisch, 1958.