[Herpesvirus infections in free living black tufted ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata, E. Geoffroyi 1812) at the State Park of Serra da Tiririca, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]. / Herpesvirus-Infektionen bei freilebenden Schwarzpinseläffchen (Callithrix penicillata, E. Geoffroyi 1812) im Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien.

The mortal cause of black-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix penicillata), living in a conservation unit of State Park of Serra da Tiririca-Niterói-RJ, Brasilien, has been investigated in 1995 based on different examinations realized in one animal. After clinical, light and electron microscopic investigations, herpesvirus infection was found to be the etiological agent of the disease.