Groupe Évolution et Transmission Inter-espèces de Parasites (GETIP), Unité Évolution, Épidémiologie et Résistances Parasitaires, CIRMF, BP769 Franceville, Gabon; Centre de Primatologie (CDP), CIRMF, BP769 Franceville, Gabon.
Centre de Primatologie (CDP), CIRMF, BP769 Franceville, Gabon.
Infect Genet Evol. 2018 Sep;63:249-256. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.035. Epub 2018 Apr 27.
In this study, we characterize the diversity and estimated infection levels of gastrointestinal parasites circulating in two galago species, Galago demidoff and G. thomasi in two sites situated in the Southeastern forests of Gabon. Our study reveals that eleven parasites including nine helminthes (Ascaris spp., Ankylostoma spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Gongylonema spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Lemuricola spp., Strongyloides spp. Trichostrongylus spp. and Trichuris spp.) and two protozoans (Balantidium spp. and Entamoeba spp.) may infect Galago spp. with high infection rates. The results show that: a very similar parasite spectrum is found in both host species; all the taxa identified were previously observed in other Primate species and/or Man. They also show that age, gender and forest type may influence infection rates and/or parasite diversity found in a particular host and/or geographic area.
在这项研究中，我们描述了在加蓬东南部森林的两个地点的两种长尾狸科动物（大狐猴和小狐猴）中循环的胃肠道寄生虫的多样性和估计感染水平。我们的研究表明，有 11 种寄生虫包括 9 种蠕虫（蛔虫属、钩虫属、双腔吸虫属、旋毛线虫属、食道口线虫属、莱姆科利属、类圆线虫属、毛圆线虫属和鞭虫属）和 2 种原生动物（内变形虫属和内阿米巴属）可能感染长尾狸科动物，感染率很高。结果表明：在这两个宿主物种中发现了非常相似的寄生虫谱；所有鉴定的分类群以前都在其他灵长类动物和/或人类中观察到过。它们还表明，年龄、性别和森林类型可能影响特定宿主和/或地理区域的感染率和/或寄生虫多样性。
