Microfilariae of this nematode had been identified in the blood of Chlorocebus aethiops; adult worms were found in brains of these monkeys. Rare cases of human infections have been described, too.
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Ngure RM et al (2008) Biochemical changes in cerebrospinal fluid of Chlorocebus aethiops naturally infected with zoonotic Meningonema peruzzii. J Med Primatol 37:210–214
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Meningonema peruzzii . In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4996-1
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