Caracterización de periodontitis agresiva en un grupo de marimondas negras (ateles fusciceps) del zoológico de Barranquilla

Abstract

The black marimondas (Ateles fusciceps) from the Barranquilla Zoo is made up of a group of nine specimens which have been presenting infectious periodontitis since 2017 in which it could gradually affect their quality of life. In order to identify the infectious agent, a physical restriction was made on each specimen, subsequently the chemical restriction was carried out to carry out their respective general clinical examination, blood sampling and deworming, and finally they were transported to the clinic to carry out their respective clinical examination. Emphasizing the oral cavity, from there gum samples were taken with swabs that were sent to the laboratory for culture. Once the results were obtained, they were correlated with the current clinical examination and the previous clinical history of each specimen (including previous cultures and antibiograms), in order to establish suggestions about the treatment to be carried out and possible methods of prevention or correction of the disease, as well as possible changes in nutritional management. The purpose of this study is to delve into and investigate more deeply about this disease, to know its progression and to know the correct management of it in primates in captivity.