Menu Estelle, Davoust Bernard, Mediannikov Oleg, Akiana Jean, Mulot Baptiste, Diatta Georges, Levasseur Anthony, Ranque Stéphane, Raoult Didier, Bittar Fadi
Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Aix Marseille University, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, 13005 Marseille, France.
IHU Méditerranée infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
Pathogens. 2021 Mar 2;10(3):280. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10030280.
Non-human primate populations act as potential reservoirs for human pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites, which can lead to zoonotic infections. Furthermore, intestinal microorganisms may be pathogenic organisms to both non-human primates and humans. It is, therefore, essential to study the prevalence of these infectious agents in captive and wild non-human primates. This study aimed at showing the prevalence of the most frequently encountered human enteric protozoa in non-human primate populations based on qPCR detection. The three populations studied were common chimpanzees () in Senegal and gorillas () in the Republic of the Congo and in the Beauval Zoo (France). spp. were mainly found, with an occurrence close to 100%, followed by (23.7%), (7.9%), (1.3%) and (0.2%). None of the following protozoa were detected: , , , . , or . As chimpanzees and gorillas are genetically close to humans, it is important to monitor them frequently against different pathogens to protect these endangered species and to assess potential zoonotic transmissions to humans.
非人灵长类种群是包括病毒、细菌和寄生虫在内的人类病原体的潜在宿主，这些病原体可导致人畜共患感染。此外，肠道微生物可能对非人灵长类和人类都是致病生物。因此，研究这些传染源在圈养和野生非人灵长类中的流行情况至关重要。本研究旨在基于qPCR检测显示非人灵长类种群中最常见的人类肠道原生动物的流行情况。所研究的三个种群分别是塞内加尔的普通黑猩猩（ ）、刚果共和国的大猩猩（ ）以及法国博瓦尔动物园的大猩猩。主要发现了 属，出现率接近100%，其次是 （23.7%）、 （7.9%）、 （1.3%）和 （0.2%）。未检测到以下原生动物： 、 、 、 、 或 。由于黑猩猩和大猩猩在基因上与人类接近，因此经常对它们进行不同病原体的监测对于保护这些濒危物种以及评估向人类的潜在人畜共患传播非常重要。
