Schistosoma mansoni and soil transmtted helminths in olive baboons and potential zoonosis

Autor:	Kivai Stanislaus, Ngotho Maina, Akinyi Mercy, Mwangi Danson, Maloba Fredrick, Mbaruk Suleiman, Ndeereh David, Kagira John, Gicheru Muita Michael
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Population Zoology Papio anubis Soil Zoonoses Helminths SF600-1100 parasitic diseases medicine Schistosomiasis Animals education Oesophagostomum education.field_of_study baboon General Veterinary biology Zoonosis Original Articles Schistosoma mansoni biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Strongyloides Trichuris trichiura Original Article
Zdroj:	Veterinary Medicine and Science Veterinary Medicine and Science, Vol 7, Iss 5, Pp 2026-2031 (2021)
ISSN:	2053-1095
DOI:	10.1002/vms3.495
Popis:	Zoonotic pathogens are among the most important causes of ill health all over the world. The presence of these pathogens in free ranging baboons may have significant implications for humans. In Kenya, the encroachment of wildlife habitats has led to increased interaction between humans and wildlife especially non‐human primates. The current study therefore aimed at investigating any possible zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths of olive baboons (Papio anubis) at the human–wildlife interface in two park borders and a ranch in Kenya, namely, Tsavo West National Park, Tana River Primate Reserve and Mutara Ranch, Laikipia, Kenya. One hundred and forty‐seven baboons were used in the study. They were trapped in the wild, sampled for stool marked and then released back to the wild. Gastrointestinal (GIT) helminths identified were Strongyloides, Oesophagostomum, Enterobius spp and Trichuris Trichiura from all the three sites while Schistosoma mansoni was only detected from Tsavo baboons and with very low incidence (2.1%). The prevalence of these parasites varied among the sites but significant difference in prevalence was only noted in Strongyloides and Oesophagostomum (p Baboons harbor Schistosoma mansoni which is infectious to humans. Humans can be infected through sharing of water resources, eating left overs since their fecal waste contaminate water and food. Control of the schistosomiasis in human population alone will still be a challenge if possible zoonotic sources are not looked at.
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