Preliminary Assessment of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Two Wild Groups of Endangered Moor Macaques (Macaca maura) from Sulawesi

Albani, Alessandro; Liberato, Claudio De; Wahid, Isra; Berrilli, Federica; Riley, Erin P.; Cardeti, G.; Ngakan, Putu Oka; Carosi, Monica

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“…As part of a long-term project on the behavioral ecology and reproductive biology of the Moor macaque [33] and add to the knowledge its gastro-intestinal parasitic infections [42], we investigated possible viral infections in wild moor macaques and the consequent potential to contaminate the environment through infected feces. In addition, we attempt to assess the risk of infection for the moor macaque population and other cohabiting animals and humans that share the same territory.…”

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“…All samples fixed with EcoFix ® were kept at field temperature for one week before being transported to the laboratory. Fecal samples were collected from known individuals only and first analyzed for helminths and protozoa [42]. The animals were individually identified based on their morphological characteristics and assigned a name.…”

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Detection of viruses from feces of wild endangered Macaca maura: a potential threat to moor macaque survival and for zoonotic infection

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Background To date, there is a scarcity of information and literature on Macaca maura health status relative to viral diseases. The objectives of the present study were to investigate on the potential spread of enteric and non-enteric viruses shed in the environment through a wild macaque feces and to understand the possible interrelation in the spread of zoonotic viruses in a poorly studied geographical area, the Sulawesi Island. This study will also contribute providing useful information on potential threats to the health of this endangered species. Methods The sampling was conducted between 2014 and 2016 in the Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, in the south of the Sulawesi Island and non-invasive sampling methods were used to collect fresh stools of the M. maura, one of the seven macaque species endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The population under study consisted in two wild, neighboring social macaque groups with partially overlapping home ranges; twenty-four samples were collected and examined using negative staining electron microscopy and a panel of PCR protocols for the detection of ten RNA and two DNA viruses. Results Viral particles resembling parvovirus (5 samples), picornavirus (13 samples) and calicivirus (13 samples) were detected by electron microscopy whereas the PCR panel was negative for the 12 viruses investigated, except for one sample positive for a mosquito flavivirus. The results did not correlate with animal sex; furthermore, because all of the animals were clinically healthy, it was not possible to correlate feces consistency with viral presence. Conclusions As information on viral infections in wild moor macaques remains limited, further studies are yet required to identify the fecal–oral and blood transmitted potentially zoonotic viruses, which may infect the moor macaque and other macaque species endemic to the South Sulawesi Island.

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“…Trichuris trichiura es un nematodo que causa enfermedad en humanos y primates(91,92); se asume que solo esta especie infecta tanto a unos como a otros (93) y se reporta con frecuencia en primates no humanos del Nuevo y del Viejo Mundo en estado silvestre(29,30,(93)(94)(95) o bajo cuidado humano(9,27,87,96,97), con prevalencias hasta del 100 % en algunas especies del Viejo Mundo, y entre 1,94 y 11,64 % en algunas del Nuevo Mundo bajo cuidado humano, incluidos cébidos y calitrícidos(8).En S. fuscicollis (Callitrhricidae) silvestres de Colombia y Brasil, se han encontrado prevalencias del 50 y el 14 %, respectivamente, en tanto que, en Cebus versicolor (Cebidae) silvestres de Perú y Brasil, se ha informado una de 64,3 %(29,30,96). En primates bajo cuidado humano en Colombia, T. trichiura se ha reportado en S. leucopus(54), y en Chile, en C. albifrons(57).…”

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Frecuencia de enteroparásitos en primates Cebidae y Callitrichidae del Zoológico de Cali, Colombia: implicaciones zoonóticas

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Introducción. Los enteroparásitos pueden generar problemas en animales bajo cuidado humano en zoológicos y centros de acogida. Los animales silvestres presentan bajas cargas parasitarias, pero estas pueden ser mayores y llevar a manifestaciones clínicas cuando se trata de animales resguardados en recintos, lo que aumenta los gastos en tratamientos y cuidados médicos. Por otro lado, algunos enteroparásitos pueden causar infecciones zoonóticas en los cuidadores, los visitantes y otros animales del zoológico, así como afectar los programas de recuperación de especies amenazadas de extinción.Objetivos. Determinar la presencia y prevalencia de enteroparásitos con potencial de transmisión zoonótica en primates de las familias Cebidae y Callitrichidae del Zoológico de Cali, entre septiembre y noviembre de 2017.Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio transversal prospectivo, para lo cual se recolectaron muestras seriadas de 50 individuos pertenecientes a siete especies de dos familias de primates y se analizaron mediante examen coprológico, flotación y coloración Kinyoun, entre septiembre y noviembre de 2017.Resultados. Según su prevalencia, los géneros de parásitos hallados en las siete especies de primates evaluadas, fueron Blastocystis spp., Trichomonas spp., Giardia spp., Entamoeba spp., Strongyloides spp., Cyclospora sp. y Trichuris sp.Conclusiones. Por lo menos, seis de los géneros de parásitos identificados tienen implicaciones zoonóticas, lo cual hace necesario establecer las posibles vías de infección de los primates del Zoológico de Cali e implementar protocolos de manejo que reduzcan el riesgo de transmisión a los humanos y a otros animales de la colección. Además, se presenta la información relevante sobre el potencial zoonótico de los enteroparásitos hallados.

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Encountering Sulawesi’s Endemic Primates: Considerations for Developing Primate Tourism in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Preliminary Assessment of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Two Wild Groups of Endangered Moor Macaques (Macaca maura) from Sulawesi

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Detection of viruses from feces of wild endangered Macaca maura: a potential threat to moor macaque survival and for zoonotic infection

Detection of viruses from feces of wild endangered Macaca maura: a potential threat to moor macaque survival and for zoonotic infection

Frecuencia de enteroparásitos en primates Cebidae y Callitrichidae del Zoológico de Cali, Colombia: implicaciones zoonóticas

Encountering Sulawesi’s Endemic Primates: Considerations for Developing Primate Tourism in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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