Ekanayake Dilrukshi K, Arulkanthan Appudurai, Horadagoda Neil U, Sanjeevani G K Madura, Kieft Rudo, Gunatilake Sunil, Dittus Wolfgang P J
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Feb;74(2):322-9.
Cryptosporidiosis is a rapidly emerging disease in the tropics. This is the first report of Cryptosporidium and other protozoan infections (Entamoeba spp., Iodamoeba, Chilomastix, and Balantidium spp.) in wild primates that inhabit the natural forest of Sri Lanka. It is unclear if non-human primates serve as a reservoir for these parasites under certain conditions. A cross-sectional coprologic survey among 125 monkeys (89 toque macaques, 21 gray langurs, and 15 purple-faced langurs) indicated that Cryptosporidium was detected in all three primate species and was most common among monkeys using areas and water that had been heavily soiled by human feces and livestock. Most macaques (96%) shedding Cryptosporidium oocysts were co-infected with other protozoans and important anthropozoonotic gastrointestinal parasites (e.g., Enterobius and Strongyloides). The transmission of these parasites among primates in the wild may have important implications for public health as well as wildlife conservation management.
隐孢子虫病是热带地区一种迅速出现的疾病。这是关于在斯里兰卡天然森林中栖息的野生灵长类动物体内隐孢子虫及其他原生动物感染（内阿米巴属、碘阿米巴、唇鞭毛虫和小袋纤毛虫属）的首次报告。尚不清楚非人灵长类动物在某些条件下是否作为这些寄生虫的宿主。对125只猴子（89只斯里兰卡猕猴、21只灰叶猴和15只紫脸叶猴）进行的横断面粪便学调查表明，在所有这三种灵长类动物中均检测到了隐孢子虫，并且在使用被人类粪便和牲畜严重污染的区域和水源的猴子中最为常见。大多数排出隐孢子虫卵囊的猕猴（96%）同时感染了其他原生动物和重要的人兽共患胃肠道寄生虫（如蛲虫和粪类圆线虫）。这些寄生虫在野生灵长类动物之间的传播可能对公共卫生以及野生动物保护管理具有重要意义。
