Zoonotic pathogens survey in free-living long-tailed macaques in Thailand

Kaewchot, Supakarn; Tangsudjai, Siriporn; Sariya, Ladawan; Mongkolphan, Chalisa; Saechin, Aeknarin; Sariwongchan, Rattana; Panpeth, Natanon; Thongsahuan, Salintorn; Suksai, Parut

doi:10.1080/23144599.2022.2040176

Cited by 12 publications

(19 citation statements)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…MTBC shedding in 10/23 common long-tailed macaques populations in our study differed from a report published elsewhere ( 31 ), in which Mycobacterium spp. were not detected in any of 649 free-living common long-tailed macaques from 26 locations ( 31 ). This discrepancy might be because of differences between studies in sampling locations, specimen collection methods, DNA extraction processes, and PCR performance.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, factors other than hybridization should be consideredwhen assessing MTBC prevalence among common long-tailed macaques. MTBC shedding in 10/23 common long-tailed macaques populations in our study differed from a report published elsewhere (31), in which Mycobacterium spp. were not detected in any of 649 free-living common long-tailed macaques from 26 locations (31).…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among Wild Rhesus Macaques and 2 Subspecies of Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2022

Meesawat¹,

Warit²,

Hamada³

et al. 2023

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

C limate change and habitat encroachment by humans have led to overlapping of home ranges of wildlife with human settlements. Subsequently, a vast variety of infectious zoonotic diseases have recently emerged or reemerged, transmitted to humans directly from wildlife or indirectly through domestic animals (1). Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuber-culosis bacteria, is an airborne chronic infectious disease with zoonotic potential found among both humans and wildlife (2). TB has been with humanity for thousands of years and has not been eliminated by modern medical efforts, despite identification of the causative agent 140 years ago by Dr. Robert Koch. A 2021 World Health Organization report ranked Thailand as a country with one of the highest burdens of human TB (3).TB has previously been reported among both wild and captive nonhuman primates. Approximately 75% of TB cases in monkeys are caused by M. tuberculosis. Among 500 species of nonhuman primates existing throughout the world, rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and long-tailed (M. fascicularis) macaques have commonly been used as animal models for TB drug and vaccine research because clinical signs and immune responses after MTB infection are similar to those in humans (4-7).Thailand is located at the center of the rhesus and long-tailed macaque distribution ranges, where the 2 species live close together, and comprises part of their interspecific hybridization zone (8-10). Rhesus macaques are distributed in the north and northeast of Thailand and long-tailed macaques live in central to southern Thailand (11-13); the hybrid zone, where they cohabit, is within 15°-20°N latitude. It has been proposed that, during earth's glacial periods, male rhesus macaques introgressed southwards into longtailed macaque population areas and hybridized with female long-tailed macaques (9,10). Recently, researchers analyzed the level of genetic admixture between rhesus and long-tailed macaque ancestral populations using autosomal single-nucleotide polymorphism markers. Populations of long-tailed macaques from the northern part of their range carry higher levels of genetic admixture of rhesus ancestry than do southern populations (10).

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among Wild Rhesus Macaques and 2 Subspecies of Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2022

Meesawat¹,

Warit²,

Hamada³

et al. 2023

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the previous study, Kurniawati et al [21] reported that increasing of long-tailed monkeys' population would create a situation where every individual gets closer to each other, increasing the risk of disease transmission. Wild animals are the source of zoonotic diseases, and primates are reservoir hosts of several infectious diseases, including Mycobacterium spp., Simian Foamy Virus (SFV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and Plasmodium spp [22]. Our observation found 8 cases of AG 2 behaviour and 12 cases of AG 3.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 59%

Aggressivity level of LTM (Macaca Fascicularis) and visitors’ perception in Tlogo Muncar Kaliurang, Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi After Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic

Anugrah

Kusindarta

Budipitojo

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Long-tailed macaque/LTM (Macaca fascicularis) has good interaction and adaptation ability, as we found in the Tlogo Muncar area, Kaliurang, Yogyakarta, which is accustomed to visitors. Often food provision by visitors allegedly increases the aggressiveness of LTMs. Three groups of macaques identified at Tlogo Muncar are Waterfall, Joglo Trubus, and Mushola group. The study aimed to understand visitors’ perceptions and the aggression level of LTM at Tlogo Muncar area, Merapi Mount National Park (Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi/TNGM) after two years of closure of the site caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Observations were conducted using the scan sampling method and continued by focal sampling. According to Wijayanto (2015), the aggressiveness of LTM is divided into four categories, aggressive level 1: dare to approach, potentially attack physically and steal goods or food from the front; aggressive level 2, steal goods or food from behind or side, aggressive level 3, steal goods or food when the visitor is off guard; and aggressive level 4, dare to approach when fed and only look for food waste in the dump. Observing visitors’ perceptions was conducted by randomly distributing questionnaires to 100 respondents. The result showed that aggressive behaviour level 1 is generally carried out by adult male LTMs. However, aggressive behaviour observed is mainly aggressivity level 4. The questionnaire results indicate decreasing respondents’ understanding of the disease transmission from long-tailed monkeys to humans compared to the 2021 questionnaire result. However, most visitors agreed that the interaction between humans and LTMs should be limited to a specific location within the area.

show abstract

“…that were found in the long-tailed macaques at Kosumpee Forest Park, the possibility exists that these macaques act as natural reservoir hosts for leptospirosis. Given the close contact between the macaques and local resident in this shared environment, the opportunity for cross-transmission of zoonotic pathogens presents a real concern; one that also has been noted by others [ 20 , 21 ]. The occurrence of Leptospira seropositivity from the long-tailed macaques in this study (13.33%) was lower than what has been found in some recent studies from other countries, including Southern, Central, and Eastern Thailand, with 48 out of 223 (21.52%) long-tailed macaques [ 21 ]; 8 out of the 12 monkeys (66.66%) from Sarawak, Malaysia [ 22 ]; 39 out of 83 wild African green monkeys (47%) on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, India [ 23 ]; 16 out of 52 capuchin monkeys (30.77%) from Colombia [ 24 ]; and 39 out of 50 tufted capuchin monkeys (78%) from Southeast Sao Paulo state, Brazil [ 25 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Leptospira Seroprevalence in Free-Ranging Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at Kosumpee Forest Park, Maha Sarakham, Thailand

Pumipuntu

Tanee

Kyes

et al. 2022

Infectious Disease Reports

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is ubiquitously distributed and is classified as a re-emerging infectious disease in humans and animals. Many serovars are carried by wildlife; all of them are capable of causing illness in humans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Leptospirosis in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at Kosumpee Forest Park, Mahasarakham, Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the park. Blood samples were collected via saphenous vein from 30 free-ranging long-tailed macaques. All samples were tested by the microscopic agglutination test. The LipL32 gene was used to detect pathogenic Leptospira in blood samples by conventional polymerase chain reaction. Results: Screening of the 30 wild macaques showed an overall Leptospira seroreactivity of 13.33%. Three of 30 macaques reacted against Leptospira serovar Shermani and one macaque was infected with Leptospira serovar Sejroe. None of the macaques presented clinical signs of leptospirosis. None of the blood samples showed the detection of the LipL32 gene. Conclusions: The results indicate that the long-tailed macaques at Kosumpee Forest Park may act as natural reservoirs for Leptospirosis. Further, the results provide evidence-based information indicating that several pathogenic Leptospira serovars are circulating in the wild macaques in the study area.

show abstract

Zoonotic pathogens survey in free-living long-tailed macaques in Thailand

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among Wild Rhesus Macaques and 2 Subspecies of Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2022

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among Wild Rhesus Macaques and 2 Subspecies of Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2022

Aggressivity level of LTM (Macaca Fascicularis) and visitors’ perception in Tlogo Muncar Kaliurang, Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi After Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic

Leptospira Seroprevalence in Free-Ranging Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at Kosumpee Forest Park, Maha Sarakham, Thailand

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About