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A study of commensals and parasites of 127 Papio cynocephalus captured in semi-desert habitats of the Rift Valley Province, Kenya, revealed the presence of Entamoeba histolytica and eight other intestinal protozoa: Entopolypoides sp. in peripheral blood; two species of lung mites (Pneumonyssus mossambicensis, P. santos-diasi) ; six nematodes (Abbreviata caucasia, Enterobius brevicauda, Oesophagostomum bifurcum, Streptopharagus baylisi, S. pigmentatus, and Trichostrongylus) ; and one cestode (Bertiella studeri).

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Entopolypoides macaci occurs in different populations of Papio cynocephalus in Kenya, but not in the same host with Hepatocystis kochi. Parasitemia may be greatly enhanced by splenectomy, but there is little effect on the host in spite of substantial alteration in hemoglobin and RBC counts, and transferability to other primates is erratic. Descriptions are presented for differentiation of E. macaci from H. kochi.

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