Helminths of Vervet Monkeys,Chlorocebus aethiops, from Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa

Autor:	Thomas R. Gillespie, Joseph W. Camp, Melissa J. Remis, Brandi T. Wren
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Nature reserve Veterinary medicine Maximum temperature Oesophagostomum Trichuris biology Ecology biology.organism_classification Chlorocebus aethiops parasitic diseases Helminths Parasitology Strongyloides sp Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Feces
Zdroj:	Comparative Parasitology. 82:101-108
ISSN:	1938-2952 1525-2647
DOI:	10.1654/4712rr.1
Popis:	Fecal samples from 38 individually recognized vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) from Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, were examined for helminths. Analysis of 272 fecal samples revealed that all individuals were infected. Eggs of 5 helminth species were recovered. Prevalence of infection for Trichuris sp. was 92%, Oesophagostomum sp. was 84%, an indeterminate hookworm was 71%, an indeterminate spirurid was 68%, and Strongyloides sp. was 24%. Social group membership, age, and sex were not predictors of infection with any of the parasites detected. Monthly prevalence of parasites was not significantly correlated with mean monthly precipitation, minimum temperature, or maximum temperature, although some variables were correlated. Monthly prevalence of Oesophagostomum sp. was positively correlated with mean monthly minimum temperature (r = 0.7152, n = 12, P = 0.013), mean monthly maximum temperature (r = 0.6012, n = 12, P = 0.050), and mean monthly precipitation (r = 0.6216...
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