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- Title
Gastrointestinal protists and helminths of habituated agile mangabeys (<italic>Cercocebus agilis</italic>) at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic.
- Authors
Pafčo, Barbora; Tehlárová, Zuzana; Jirků Pomajbíková, Kateřina; Todd, Angelique; Hasegawa, Hideo; Petrželková, Klára J.; Modrý, David
- Abstract
Infectious diseases including those caused by parasites can be a major threat to the conservation of endangered species. There is thus a great need for studies describing parasite infections of these species in the wild. Here we present data on parasite diversity in an agile mangabey (<italic>Cercocebus agilis</italic>) group in Bai Hokou, Dzanga‐Sangha Protected Areas (DSPA), Central African Republic. We coproscopically analyzed 140 mangabey fecal samples by concentration techniques (flotation and sedimentation). Agile mangabeys hosted a broad diversity of protistan parasites/commensals, namely amoebas (<italic>Entamoeba</italic> spp., <italic>Iodamoeba buetschlli</italic>), a <italic>Buxtonella</italic>‐like ciliate and several parasitic helminths: strongylid and spirurid nematodes, <italic>Primasubulura</italic> sp., <italic>Enterobius</italic> sp., and <italic>Trichuris</italic> sp. Importantly, some of the detected parasite taxa might be of potential zoonotic importance, such as <italic>Entamoeba</italic> spp. and the helminths <italic>Enterobius</italic> sp., <italic>Trichuris</italic> sp., and strongylid nematodes. Detailed morphological examination of ciliate cysts found in mangabeys and comparison with cysts of <italic>Balantioides coli</italic> from domestic pigs showed no distinguishing structures, although significant differences in cyst size were recorded. Scanning or transmission electron microscopy combined with molecular taxonomy methods are needed to properly identify these ciliates. Further studies using molecular epidemiology are warranted to better understand cross‐species transmission and the zoonotic potential of parasites in sympatric non‐human primates and humans cohabiting DSPA.
- Subjects
AFRICA; MANGABEYS; MAMMAL parasites; MONKEY diseases; MONKEY physiology; WILDLIFE conservation; PROTECTED areas; DISEASES; CONSERVATION &; restoration
- Publication
American Journal of Primatology, 2018, Vol 80, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0275-2565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajp.22736