Occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in captive Olive Baboon and Common Langur in Bangladesh

Tabasshum, Taniza; Liza, Fahmida Tasnim; Rabbe, Md. Fazle; Mukutmoni, Mandira; Alam, Murad; Begum, Anwara

doi:10.1186/s44149-022-00037-9

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“…Gastrointestinal parasites of various baboon species living in wild, or in conservation settings, are well documented over decades of study using necropsy and coprological surveys (Myers and Kuntz, 1965;Murray et al, 2000;Hahn et al, 2003;Hope et al, 2004;Fagiolini et al, 2010;Mafuyai et al, 2013;Ebbert et al, 2015;Akinyi et al, 2019;Eo et al, 2019;Mbuthia et al, 2021). The gastrointestinal parasites of olive baboons have been frequently studied in different countries, sometimes with DNA characterization of encountered parasites (Ko et al, 2023), to assess their zoonotic potentials (Müller-Graf et al, 1996;Munene et al, 1998;Bezjian et al, 2008;Ryan et al, 2012;Larbi et al, 2020;Tabasshum et al, 2022) that might have bearing for this UK safari park setting.…”

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Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park

Juhasz,

Spiers,

Tinsley

et al. 2023

Parasitology

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From the safety inside vehicles, Knowsley Safari offers visitors a close-up encounter with captive olive baboons. As exiting vehicles may be contaminated with baboon stool, a comprehensive coprological inspection was conducted to address public health concerns. Baboon stools were obtained from vehicles, and sleeping areas, inclusive of video analysis of baboon–vehicle interactions. A purposely selected 4-day sampling period enabled comparative inspections of 2662 vehicles, with a total of 669 baboon stools examined (371 from vehicles and 298 from sleeping areas). As informed by our pilot study, front-line diagnostic methods were: QUIK-CHEK rapid diagnostic test (RDT) (Giardia and Cryptosporidium), Kato–Katz coproscopy (Trichuris) and charcoal culture (Strongyloides). Some 13.9% of vehicles were contaminated with baboon stool. Prevalence of giardiasis was 37.4% while cryptosporidiosis was <0.01%, however, an absence of faecal cysts by quality control coproscopy, alongside lower than the expected levels of Giardia-specific DNA, judged RDT results as misleading, grossly overestimating prevalence. Prevalence of trichuriasis was 48.0% and strongyloidiasis was 13.7%, a first report of Strongyloides fuelleborni in UK. We advise regular blanket administration(s) of anthelminthics to the colony, exploring pour-on formulations, thereafter, smaller-scale indicator surveys would be adequate.

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Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park

Juhasz,

Spiers,

Tinsley

et al. 2023

Parasitology

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Gut microbiota and bacterial associations in monkeys with gastrointestinal diseases in the setting of helminth infestation

Kalashnikova,

Egorova,

Demerchyan

et al. 2024

Veterinariâ segodnâ

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One of the topical issues of current primatology is spontaneous pathology in monkeys, primarily gastrointestinal infections, which are the leading ones in the morbidity and mortality patterns of the animals raised in captivity. Gastrointestinal pathology in monkeys involves complicated infectious processes, most often of associative type, with the formation of various bacterial and parasitic associations. The study demonstrates the results of gastrointestinal disease and helminth infestation monitoring as well as of the microbial flora spectrum analysis in monkeys in 2017–2022. Mortality of monkeys due to gastrointestinal diseases in the specified period amounted to 60.5%. The postmortem study demonstrated that the leading position in this pathology pattern in monkeys was taken by gastroenterocolitis (62.5%), with dominated chronic atrophic gastroenterocolitis in the acute phase (53.9%). The analysis of the six-year trend in animal mortality showed that the percentage of gastrointestinal diseases remained approximately at the same level every year. Helminth infestations were detected in 22.0% of the diseased animals and in 30.2% of the dead ones. Trichocephalus trichiurus was found in 93.3% of the diseased and in 99.7% of the dead monkeys, Strongyloides sp. – in 12.2% of the diseased and in 3.3% of the dead animals. Helminths were detected as mono- and less often as mixed infestations. In the isolated microflora, the top position was taken by the representatives of genus Proteus. The percentage of pathogenic enterobacteria detections was low, and Shigella flexneri was the leader among them. In monkeys that died from gastrointestinal diseases without parasitic infestation, the pathogenic enterobacteria detection rate was 2 times higher than in the infested animals. The microorganisms were isolated as monocultures and in associations. The microorganisms were isolated as monocultures and in associations Proteus spp. were detected more often. Gastrointestinal diseases of helminth-bacterial etiology in monkeys require complex therapy of the animals.

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Occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in captive Olive Baboon and Common Langur in Bangladesh

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Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park

Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park

Gut microbiota and bacterial associations in monkeys with gastrointestinal diseases in the setting of helminth infestation

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