A preliminary note on the intestinal parasites of wild chimpanzees in the Mahale Mountains,Tanzania |
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Authors: | Masato Kawabata Toshisada Nishida |
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Affiliation: | (1) Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchi, Kamimachi, Itabashi, 173 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606 Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | Feces of wild chimpanzees in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania, were inspected for intestinal parasites under a compound microscope. Eggs or larvae ofOesophagostomum, Strongyloides, Trichuris, Prosthenorchis, andBertiella were found. Intestinal nematodes significantly increased in the mid-rainy season. This finding supports (or, at least, is not in conflict with) the hypothesis thatAspilia leaves which are occasionally swallowed by chimpanzees may function as a vermicide, since ingestion of such leaves also increases significantly in the mid-rainy season. |
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Keywords: | Chimpanzee Mahale Mountains Nematode Intestinal parasite Aspilia |
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