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States have testing dictated by Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention with three negative

intradermal tests required over a 30-day interval; for

all caretakers, tuberculin screening for in-contact staff

is recommended annually; comparative testing could

include serologic testing for gamma interferon, but

often this methodology is not available reliably as a

commercial test for nonhuman primates; although it

is available for humans, these products were not

validated for nonhuman primates.

Fecal parasite

examination

Fecal culture

0.05 mL ID via

27 g needle;

test

annually 37

q3-12mo based

on

collection

history or

when

abnormal

fecal quality

is present

At collection

entry; at

routine

examination

schedule;

based on

collection

history or

when

abnormal

fecal quality

is present

Commonly used dose reduction for callitrichids and

similar sized New World primates; see previous

comments

Direct wet mount of fresh feces for protozoa; flotation

and/or sedimentation procedures for parasite ova;

trichrome stains can be used to identify protozoal

cysts; direct staining of fecal smears for cell

populations

Culture for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia;

may take multiple samples to identify asymptomatic

carriers of Salmonella or Shigella

Table 13-10

Immunization Recommendations for Primates. a

Species Immunization Dose/Schedule Comments

Prosimians

There are no specific recommendations

for prosimians 91

Rabies

Killed vaccine only; consider with

elevated exposure risk situations 91

Tetanus Tetanus toxoid Used in some institutions; 91 of note,

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