Diversity of parasites in two captive chimpanzee populations in southern Gabon.
Chimpanzee
Diversity
Gabon
Gastrointestinal parasites
Prevalence
Journal
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
ISSN: 1567-7257
Titre abrégé: Infect Genet Evol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101084138
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
received:
07
11
2020
revised:
07
03
2021
accepted:
10
03
2021
pubmed:
20
3
2021
medline:
12
1
2022
entrez:
19
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Captive chimpanzees living in confined environments like sanctuaries or primatology centers are frequently affected by gastrointestinal parasites. Some of these are likely to be transmitted to humans and may seriously affect public health. However little information is currently available on the gastrointestinal parasites of primates living in such environments. Here, we characterize the diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in two populations of captive chimpanzees living in south-eastern Gabon. Our study reveals that at least nine parasite species infect the chimpanzees with high prevalence, including several helminths (Ascaris spp., Enterobius spp., Strongyloides spp., Trichuris spp., Hymenolepis spp., Mammomonogamus spp), three protozoa (Balantioides spp., Entamoeba spp. and Troglodytella spp) and several unidentified parasites. All the parasite taxa we identified had previously been identified in other primates, including humans. Age, sex and site type may influence infection rates and/or parasite diversity found in a particular host.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33737228
pii: S1567-1348(21)00104-0
doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104807
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104807Informations de copyright
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