Trichuris Burdens in Zoo-Housed Colobus guereza |
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Authors: | V Melfi F Poyser |
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Institution: | (1) Field Conservation and Research Department, Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU, UK |
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Abstract: | Trichuris spp. infect the majority of captive primate species along with an estimated 1049 million people worldwide, making it an important
zoonosis Stephenson, L. S., Holland, C. V., & Cooper, E. S. Parasitology, 121(Suppl.), S73–S95, 2000]. We investigated the efficacy of methods used to evaluate the prevalence of Trichuris spp. in 2 groups (n = 12) of socially housed Abyssinian colobus (Colobus guereza kikuyensis) at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and the factors that may affect density. We collected individual and group fecal samples
over 6 mo and estimated burden (egg counts/g of feces) of Trichuris spp. via the McMaster technique. Shedding was significantly higher in the afternoon than in the morning (matched-pairs t-test: t
5] = −4.46, p < 0.01) and in dominant adult male colobus (Spearman rank: r
5] = −0.94, p < 0.01; age: r
5] = 0.89, p < 0.05). Parasitological studies of zoo-housed primates can be a useful tool to explore factors that may affect burdens of
Trichuris spp. in them. |
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Keywords: | colobus monkey dominance hierarchy parasite Trichuris spp |
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