Parasitic health of olive baboons in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
| Autor: | Thaddeus K. Graczyk, Michele L. Goldsmith, Katharine Hope |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Trichuris animal diseases Population Zoology Gorilla Feces biology.animal Helminths parasitic diseases Animals Uganda education Parasite Egg Count Protozoan Infections Animal Ecosystem education.field_of_study Gorilla gorilla General Veterinary biology National park Ecology Ascaris Monkey Diseases Giardia Eukaryota General Medicine biology.organism_classification Strongyloides Geographic Information Systems Parasitology Helminthiasis Animal Papio |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary parasitology. 122(2) |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| Popis: | This study examined the endoparasite load of a group of olive baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) that share their habitat with a population of mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla berengei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. During a 2-week period in June 2002, shared habitat was substantiated by noting the ranging patterns of both species and recording observations and trail remains with a global positioning system (GPS). Parasite load was determined by collecting fecal samples preserved in 10% formalin and analyzed by sedimentation techniques and immunofluorescent antibodies (IFA). Bwindi baboons were infected with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Eimeria, Ascaris spp., Strongyloides spp., Trichuris spp., Hymenolepis spp., and Ternidens diminuta. Of these, the Bwindi mountain gorillas had previously been found to carry Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Strongyloides spp., and Trichuris spp., but not Eimeria, Ascaris, Hymenolepis, or T. diminuta. This study is the first to record Giardia in olive baboons and demonstrates that at least three parasite species in Bwindi baboons have yet to be found in Bwindi gorillas. Early monitoring is essential to the health and well being of both of these sympatric primate species, especially as they continue to interact more often and over a larger area. |
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