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Disease Complication in a Geriatric Pig-Tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) from Wildlife
Rescue Centre (WRC) Jogja
Irhamna Putri Rahmawati , Novra A. Sandi , Andreas Bandang Hardian
1
4,*
2,3
1 Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC) Jogja, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Yogyakarta (YKAY) Jl. Pengasih-
Nanggulan, Paingan, Sendangsari, Pengasih, Kulonprogo, Special Region of Yogyakarta 55652
2 Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU), Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (EIMB), Jl.
Pangeran Diponegoro No.69, Jakarta 10430
3 Department of Paraclinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan,
1275, Jalan Padang Tembak, Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan 16100
4 Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas
Brawijaya, Jl. Puncak Dieng, Kunci, Kalisongo, Dau, Malang, East Java, Indonesia 65151

*Correspondence: andreasbandangh@ub.ac.id

ABSTRACT

A geriatric male pig-tailed macaque was found having a mass growing up in the left shoulder for more than five
months. It was an approximately 4x4x2 cm, firm, hairless focal non-encapsulated mass suspected as skin-
derivative tumour. We performed a cytological test on the mass and skin biopsy to see the tissue content of the
mass. Histopathologic finding confirmed that the mass was identic to papilloma. The mass was then extracted.
However, the health condition of the macaque was gradually deteriorated after surgery. Haematological tests
were done three times during post-surgery period, and the values showed gradually increased of leukocyte
number, indicating a developing chronic inflammatory response. The erythrocyte level was in normal range though
the declining trend was observed suspecting to a progressing anaemia. A month after, the macaque suffered
from general muscle stiffness, a clinical sign of tetanus. The ATT serum was given once though the macaque was
found dead eventually. Necropsy finding confirmed a significant chronic bilateral diffusive pneumonia. This case
showed unpredicted sequence of disease occurrence in geriatric macaque after undergone the initial surgery of
cutaneous mass extraction. Hence, the routine regular health screening coupled with clinical laboratory
examination may assist the early detection based on the subclinical signs of disease in geriatric animals in
rehabilitation centres.

Keywords: conservation, disease, geriatric, pig-tailed macaque, rehabilitation

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