Intestinal parasitism in the animals of the zoological garden “Peña Escrita” (Almuñecar, Spain)

Cordón, G. Peréz; Prados, A. Hitos; Romero, Desirée; Moreno, Manuel Sánchez; Pontes, Altem Nascimento; Osuna, Antonio; Rosales, María J.

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.023

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“…Balantidium coli, which was commonly found in our study, has a wide host range and possesses a simple direct life cycle and its occurrence in primates has been previously confirmed by Lim et al (2008) and Gomez et al (2000). Trichuris sp., which was found in the primates in this study, has been found by many authors (Lim et al 2008;Singh et al 2009) and is assumed to be the most common helminth in primates (Corden et al 2008). …”

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Coprological study of gastrointestinal parasites of captive animals at Rangpur Recreational Garden and Zoo in Bangladesh

Khatun¹,

Begum²,

Mamun³

et al. 2014

J. Threat. Taxa

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“…60% of the animals at Rangpur Recreational Garden and Zoo were found positive for gastrointestinal parasites. Other authors reported similar (Parsani et al 2001), higher (Opara et al 2010, Corden et al 2008 or lower prevalences (Chakraborty & Islam 1996;Lim et al 2008), but prevalence always ranged between 40.4 and 76.6%.…”

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Coprological study of gastrointestinal parasites of captive animals at Rangpur Recreational Garden and Zoo in Bangladesh

Khatun¹,

Begum²,

Mamun³

et al. 2014

J. Threat. Taxa

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“…Actually the research of gastrointestinal parasites in zoo animals uses some of the routine procedures for coprology, i.e. the direct and indirect wet mount preparation or the McMaster technique (Levecke 2010;Lim et al 2008;Pèrez Cordòn et al 2008). The choice of using FLOTAC was dictated by the need to overcome the limitations of current methods used for the detection Gianpaolo Maesano et al 352 of gastrointestinal parasites.…”

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Parasitic infections detected by FLOTAC in zoo mammals from Warsaw, Poland

Maesano

Capasso

Ianniello

et al. 2014

Acta Parasitologica

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The aim of this study was to estimate the occurrence of intestinal parasites in groups of mammals kept in the Warsaw zoological garden (Poland). 71 pools of fecal samples were analyzed using the FLOTAC techniques. 48% of animals were positive and 47% of positivities showed multiple infections. Toxocara cati (71.4%) was found in felines; marsupials were infected with Coccidia (90%). Giardia spp. (24.0%), Blastocystis spp. (12.3%), Iodamoeba spp. (10.0%), Enterobius vermicularis (6.0%) and Entamoeba coli (3.3%) were found in primates. Gastrointestinal strongyles (60.5%) were prevalent in ruminants which resulted positive also to Coccidia (Eimeria spp. = 50.0%), Trichuris spp. (25.0%) and Nematodirus (14.0%). Strongyles (34.0%) were the most frequent parasites in monogastric herbivores, followed by Parascaris equorum (17.0%). None of the animals showed any symptom associated with gastrointestinal parasitic infections. According to our results the need to prevent, diagnose, control, and treat intestinal parasitism trough specific control programs is mandatory for animal welfare in order to limit the spread of parasitic infections in animals and humans.

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“…from primates have been identified in previous studies using a combination of morphologic observations and molecular characterizations, including the human-pathogenic species C. cayetanensis and three non-human primate species: C. cercopitheci , C. colobi , and C. papionis from monkeys and baboons (Eberhard et al 1999a; Ortega et al 1994). In a few reports, some organisms resembling the primate Cyclospora species were also observed in fecal samples of monkeys, baboons, and mandrills, although the taxonomic status of these Cyclospora -like organisms has not been clearly established because of the lack of either morphologic or molecular data (Eberhard et al 2014; Perez Cordon et al 2008; Smith et al 1996; Zhao et al 2013). In this study, we identified a novel Cyclospora species from rhesus monkeys in southwestern China and named it C. macacae based on morphologic and molecular characterizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because of the scarcity of human C. cayetanensis specimens and lack of animal models, studies in nonhuman primates have been used to improve the understanding of the biology of Cyclospora spp. (Eberhard et al 1999a; Eberhard et al 2014; Perez Cordon et al 2008; Smith et al 1996; Zhao et al 2013). …”

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Identification and morphologic and molecular characterization of Cyclospora macacae n. sp. from rhesus monkeys in China

Arrowood

et al. 2015

Parasitol Res

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Cyclospora spp. in nonhuman primates are most closely related to Cyclospora cayetanensis, an emerging human pathogen causing outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in North America. Studies thus far indicate the possible existence of host specificity in Cyclospora spp. In this study, 411 fecal specimens from free-range rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were collected and examined for Cyclospora by sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA gene. A novel Cyclospora species was identified in 28 (6.8 %) specimens and named Cyclospora macacae based on morphologic and molecular characterizations. The oocyst of C. macacae is spherical and measures 8.49±0.55× 8.49 ± 0.49 μm in diameter. Phylogenetic analysis grouped this species together with the other four Cyclospora species infecting primates, including C. cayetanensis in humans, forming a monophyletic group closely related to avian Eimeria species. In addition, C. cayetanensis was detected in one specimen, although whether rhesus monkeys can serve as a natural reservoir host of C. cayetanensis needs further investigation.

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Intestinal parasitism in the animals of the zoological garden “Peña Escrita” (Almuñecar, Spain)

Cited by 74 publications

References 18 publications

Coprological study of gastrointestinal parasites of captive animals at Rangpur Recreational Garden and Zoo in Bangladesh

Coprological study of gastrointestinal parasites of captive animals at Rangpur Recreational Garden and Zoo in Bangladesh

Parasitic infections detected by FLOTAC in zoo mammals from Warsaw, Poland

Identification and morphologic and molecular characterization of Cyclospora macacae n. sp. from rhesus monkeys in China

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