Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse, 68100 Mulhouse, France,
Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse, 68100 Mulhouse, France.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2019 Sep;50(3):650-658. doi: 10.1638/2017-0240.
The brown lemur population ( spp.) in Mbouzi islet is not native, and was introduced in 1997. Since then, the population has grown. In 2012 the National Council for Protection of Nature of Mayotte requested to remove this population of lemurs from Mbouzi, as they were suspected to be a threat to the protected endemic flora of the islet. The Association Francophone des Vétérinaires de Parcs Zoologiques (French-speaking Zoo Veterinarians Association, AFVPZ) was asked to conduct a biomedical evaluation of the population. Fifty-two animals were captured, anesthetized, and weighed. They all underwent a general physical examination. Feces were sampled for bacterial and parasitological screening. Hair was sampled for genetic studies and blood was sampled for hematology, biochemistry, viral serology, and haemoparasitology. Results showed that three individuals had a positive feces culture for and six had or parasite infestations. Blood analyses for hematology and biochemistry showed 46 animals with elevated transferrin, 42 with low ferritin levels, 19 with hyperglycemia, and 10 with neutrophilia. Finally, 10 were positive for serology, one was positive for α herpesvirus, five for pox virus, five for simian virus 40, and two for flavivirus. This publication reports the first complete biomedical evaluation of lemurs on Mayotte Island.
姆比兹岛的褐美狐猴（ spp.）种群并非本地物种，于 1997 年引入。自那时以来，该种群数量不断增加。2012 年，马约特岛国家自然保护委员会要求将这些狐猴从姆比兹岛移除，因为它们可能对该岛受保护的特有植物区系构成威胁。为此，法语动物园兽医协会（French-speaking Zoo Veterinarians Association，AFVPZ）被要求对该种群进行生物医学评估。共捕获了 52 只动物，对其进行了麻醉和称重，并进行了全面体检。采集粪便样本进行细菌和寄生虫筛查，采集毛发进行基因研究，采集血液进行血液学、生物化学、病毒血清学和血液寄生虫学检查。结果显示，有 3 只动物的粪便培养呈阳性，有 6 只动物存在或寄生虫感染。血液学和生物化学分析显示，有 46 只动物的转铁蛋白升高，42 只动物的铁蛋白水平较低，19 只动物出现高血糖，10 只动物出现中性粒细胞增多。最后，有 10 只动物的血清学检测呈阳性，1 只动物的α疱疹病毒检测呈阳性，5 只动物的痘病毒检测呈阳性，5 只动物的猴病毒 40 检测呈阳性，2 只动物的黄病毒检测呈阳性。本研究报告了对马约特岛狐猴进行的首次全面生物医学评估。
