Prevalence and morphotype diversity of Trichuris species and other soil-transmitted helminths in captive non-human primates in northern Nigeria
| Autor: | Aliyu Sada, James P. Yidawi, Usman A. Turaki, Emmanuel G. Msheliza, Kamani Joshua |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
media_common.quotation_subject 030231 tropical medicine 010607 zoology Zoology Trichuris species Management Monitoring Policy and Law Biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases Helminths Animal Science and Zoology Northern nigeria Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation Diversity (politics) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12:16239-16244 |
| ISSN: | 0974-7907 0974-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.11609/jott.4552.12.10.16239-16244 |
| Popis: | A study to determine the prevalence and morphotype diversity of soil-transmitted helminths in captive non-human primates (NHPs) in northern Nigeria was conducted. Simple flotation and sedimentation methods were used to examine fecal samples. A Morphometric analysis was done on Trichuris spp. eggs to determine the diversity of whipworm circulating in NHPs in the study area. High prevalence (60%) of infection was recorded in captive NHPs; Patas Monkey (n=17), Tantalus Monkey (n=9), Mona Monkey (n=7), Vervet Monkey (n=2), Mangabey Monkey (n=1), Baboon (n=14), and Chimpanzee (n=8) from parks and zoological gardens located in four Nigerian states (Borno, Gombe, Kano, and Plateau) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Captive NHPs examined were infected with helminths either as single, double or triple infections. Four zoonotic soil transmitted helminth (STH) genera, Trichuris, Strongyloides, Ancylostoma, and Enterobius were detected in the examined animals. Eggs of Trichuris spp. were the most prevalent with four morphotypes suggesting several morphotypes of whipworm were circulating among the NHPs in this region. Further studies are required to elucidate the epidemiologic and public health implications of these findings. |
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